Posts by Michael Hermann

Electronic Design: Getting to First Time Right

By Michael Hermann | Oct 10, 2014

Getting to first time right is a key goal at Nuvation Engineering and is built into our electronic design methodology. Broadly speaking, it means two things: First, when you design and build new hardw...

Franken-Systems and Electronic Design

By Michael Hermann | Aug 21, 2014

At Nuvation Engineering we began using the term “Franken-systems” many years ago (maybe back in the late 90’s?); nobody recalls the exact moment in time. Somebody probably blurted it out on seei...

Product Design Services: What’s an IDE?

By Michael Hermann | Oct 2, 2013

At Nuvation Engineering, starting a new product design means beginning with an Initial Design Engagement (IDE). This is the first phase of electronic product development for our clients (the only exce...

Nuvation Project Management: Phase 0

By Michael Hermann | Oct 2, 2013

Many years ago we began seeing our Initial Design Engagement (IDE) stages starting earlier and earlier in the overall product development process. Customers often did not have the product architectur...

Beginning Projects With Nuvation: Top 5 FAQ

By Michael Hermann | Sep 5, 2013

In our last post, we discussed the Initial Design Engagement (IDE), the first phase of electronic product development at Nuvation Engineering. During this phase of a client project, we gather requirem...