krtkl inc.

About

krtkl ("critical") delivers simple solutions to complex problems. With deep experience in embedded and integrated system architecture and development, krtkl is able to reduce time to market and generate robust and innovative designs for customers building reliable, high-performance products.

Focuses: real-time and fault-tolerant systems, mechatronics, motor control, sensor fusion, signal processing, audio and video encoding/decoding, wireless and wired networking, power electronics and management, and data acquisition.

Core technical competencies: embedded hardware design and commercialization (from idea through mass production); firmware, software, and IP development (Arm, x86, FPGA, Linux, RTOS); wireless and RF engineering; and mechanical design.

krtkl's core product “snickerdoodle" is a business-card-sized, industrial-grade compute module that enables complex automation, embedded video processing, and mechatronic system integration in a compact, rugged, and affordable package.

Existing commercial applications include:

  • Multi-camera synchronization and video compression for smart retail and process automation
  • "Hard" real-time motor control, path planning, and collision avoidance for industrial robotics
  • Autonomous vehicle vision and navigation system development
  • Low-power/high-endurance remote sensing for military and defense
  • Environmental chamber product lifecycle testing automation
  • Data collection/processing for preventative maintenance
  • Audio
  • DSP
  • Ethernet
  • FPGA
  • General Digital/Analog
  • High Density/BGA
  • PCB Design/Layout
  • Power Supply
  • Robotics
  • Schematic Capture
  • USB
  • Video
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Low to Medium Volume Production
  • Prototype Assembly
  • Prototype Testing
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Test Fixture Development
  • Turnkey Volume Production
  • Enclosure Design
  • Full Product 3D Modeling
  • PCB and Component 3D Modeling
  • Android
  • Bootloader
  • C/C++
  • DSP Algorithms
  • Internet Security
  • iOS
  • Linux
  • RTOS
  • Smart Phone Apps
  • VHDL/Verilog
  • Windows
  • Analog Simulation
  • Block Level System Design and Integration
  • Communications Systems
  • Design for EMI/RFI Immunity
  • Design for Testability
  • Antennas
  • Bluetooth
  • Cellular
  • Certification Example: FCC/RED
  • GPS
  • LoRa
  • RF Design
  • Wi-Fi
  • ZigBee
  • Aerospace
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Consumer
  • Energy
  • Government
  • Industrial
  • IoT
  • Medical
  • Military
  • Oil and Gas
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • AMD/Xilinx
  • AMD/Xilinx
  • Analog Devices
  • Infineon
  • Intel
  • Microchip
  • Nordic
  • NXP
  • Renesas
  • Semtech
  • STMicro
  • Texas Instruments

Contact

350 Townsent Street, Suite 301A, San Francisco, California 94107 USA
Ryan Cousins
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