Firmware and Embedded

Softeq is a company of talented engineers for talented engineers. With a strong background in electrical engineering, algorithm design, and programming, we help hardware companies bring into notice next-generation products powered by reliable and productive firmware and embedded applications. 

  • Data Storage Devices
  • Controllers
  • Computer Peripherals
  • High-tech Accessories
  • Mobile Handhelds
  • Consumer Electronics
  • IPTV and Home Entertainment
  • Single-purpose Machines
  • Smart Home Devices
 

Technology Partner for Industry Trendsetters

Embedded software developed by Softeq has been a driving force behind many digital products in your daily life. Our expertise has been particularly appreciated by many industry leaders and OEMs, often Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, as well as emerging producers of innovative goods. This diverse experience helps us give large companies the agility of a smaller business while utilizing their economies of scale. 

Often, we cooperate with our clients during their R&D stage for new product development and help energize those endeavors with the cutting-edge technology. At Softeq, we witnessed multiple product releases which brought multi-million dollar revenues for their producers thanks to the functionality, performance, interoperability and integrity ensured by the firmware we built.

In addition, we have great experience in working with legacy code and offer most reliable and cost-effective support, maintenance and improvement of the existing solutions.

 End-to-end Service 

Softeq provides full cycle development — from initial analysis, requirements management and proof of concept to ongoing support and continuous improvements. 

 Full Life Cycle Support

We are commited to a long-term strategic partnership and provide professional and cost-effective services at any stage of a project, system or device life cycle.

 

 Mature and Focused Team

Softeq’s Embedded Department is a 100-strong team of seasoned professionals with an average experience of 8 years in firmware and embedded application development. You can be sure that only highly skilled engineers work on your projects.

 Systems Thinking

Keeping in mind the future system as a whole we pay attention to each and every detail of the solution. To reach the best possible result we have built highly productive and secure environment as well as have all the necessary tools in place.

 

TEAM: KEY TECHNOLOGY SKILLS DISTRIBUTION

 

  

Architectures RTOS HDL

8051

ARC

ARM

AVR 

x86

x86-64

DSP

FPGA

 

 FreeRTOS

MQX

Nucleus

On Time RTOS-32

Salvo

ThreadX

RTAI

RTLinux

Xenoma

Windows CE

VHDL

Verilog

AHDL

 

 

TEAM: YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Firmware and embedded development is a challenging task requiring mature and competent specialists. Softeq is one of those very rare companies having about 75% senior and expert level staff on board.   

Domain Proficiency

During more than 16 years in the industry we delivered firmware and embedded solutions to dozens of customers from the US and Europe. Combining our project experience, personal skills and continuous R&D efforts Softeq has nurtured valuable expertise in a number of domains, hardware types and application areas:

  • Microcontroller programming
  • Digital signal processing
  • System-on-chip embedded software 
  • Embedded Linux based solutions
  • Board Support Package development (Windows, Linux, Mobile platforms)
  • Middleware development

 

Coding Principles

Our Approach

When developing firmware Softeq's major principle is to ensure it is cost-effective, easy to support and extend. In other words, we are committed to reduce long-term TCO of the developed solution.

  • We apply comprehensive QA and debugging procedures
  • We follow relevant development guidelines, coding standards and best practices
  • We provide clean, readable and well-commented code

Read more about how we work.

 

 

Established Processes

Softeq continuously improves and refines its development, quality assurance and project management processes and procedures to ensure stable and controllable project flow.

  • Precise requirements management
  • Comprehensive research and analysis on the early stages to mitigate project risks
  • Mature project management — we are competent in RUP and Agile (SCRUM) methodologies
  • Strict source code management policies 
  • Established documentation strategy
  • Seamless communication