Our Capabilities | Crab Labs

Hardware Design

Tools

  • • Altium Designer
  • • KiCad EDA
  • • Ansys HFSS
  • • LTSpice/NGSpice

Applications

  • • High-speed digital
  • • Analog circuits
  • • Mixed-signal systems
  • • Power electronics
  • • Light RF/module integration

Regulatory

  • • IEC 60601-1-2 (medical)
  • • IEC 61000 (EMC)
  • • FCC Part 15B / CE marking
  • • UL 2089 (industrial safety)
  • • RoHS compliance

Limitations

  • • No custom RF design
  • • 12-layer PCB max
  • • No FPGA development

Firmware Development

Platforms

  • • Nordic nRF5 series
  • • ESP32
  • • TI MSP/C2000
  • • STM32 L/F series
  • • NXP LPC series

Applications

  • • Device drivers
  • • Wireless interfaces
  • • DSP algorithms
  • • Real-time control
  • • Simple user interfaces

Regulatory

  • • IEC 62304 (medical SW)
  • • IEC 61508 (industrial safety)
  • • MISRA C:2012 (safety-critical)
  • • ISO 12100 (machinery safety)

Limitations

  • • No Yocto/Buildroot
  • • No Android/iOS
  • • Advanced ML/AI (learning)

Test Equipment & Lab

Lab Equipment

  • • 8 GHz oscilloscope
  • • 6 GHz spectrum analyzer
  • • 6 GHz vector network analyzer
  • • Logic analyzers
  • • Protocol sniffers

EMC Equipment

  • • EMC tent & antennas
  • • LISN & current probes
  • • TEM cell
  • • RF amplifiers
  • • Surge/burst generators

Facility

  • • 1,000 sq ft lab space
  • • Temperature chamber
  • • Power supplies & loads
  • • SMT assembly station
  • • ESD protected workspace

Assembly & Manufacturing

Assembly Equipment

  • • Pick & place machine
  • • Reflow oven
  • • Hot air rework station
  • • Soldering station
  • • Stencil printer

Testing Equipment

  • • In-circuit test fixtures
  • • Functional test jigs
  • • Burn-in chambers
  • • Automated test software
  • • Quality tracking systems

Capabilities

  • • 0402 to BGA packages
  • • Lead-free & leaded processes
  • • Prototype to small volume
  • • Custom test fixtures

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