Changing our World through
Innovative Design and Engineering
Rapid Product Development to advance the frontiers in Medicine, Space Sciences, Software and Fundamental Research
Core Engineering Services
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Designing a new system with electronics or need targeted assistance? The SN&N team has world-class talent in the design of analog, digital, power, wireless, high voltage, motor control and embedded systems electronics. Our products are engineered with manufacturability in mind to ensure a seamless transition to production.
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Our team of talented software and firmware engineers provide complete solutions. We excel at software architecture design, applied RTOS, DSP techniques, embedded systems controllers, Linux, and Android OS. Through our process of early-stage rapid prototyping, we are able to save our clients time and money before delving into full-blown development.
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SN&N Electronics has over 30 years of experience in the design and modeling of complex optical systems. Our engineers have designed, modeled and built a wide array of solid-state, fiber and semiconductor laser systems, complex optical trains, optoelectronic subsystems, and frequency standards using cavities and molecular gases.
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We specialize in rapid mechanical prototyping and turnkey design services, working closely with our customers to transform their ideas into innovative concepts and great products. SN&N Electronics has expert design skills and proficiency in quick prototyping, thermal modeling, 3D-printing, electromechanical subsystems, Solidworks CAD, testing, verification, and validation of new products.
Areas of Focus
SN&N Electronics has a successful record of designing low-noise, ultra-low power analog circuits for sensor interfaces, wideband photodiode front ends, analog temperature controllers for optical applications, and quiet current sources, among other designs. On the other end of the analog spectrum, SN&N has designed numerous power electronics systems of all conceivable topologies (buck, boost, buck-boost, flybacks, SEPIC, Cuk, resonant converters, etc) to provide quiet, stable and efficient power conversion. Additionally, we have designed high voltage power supplies for plasma medicine, lasers, and automotive applications.
Analog Design
SN&N Electronics has worked with start-ups and established medical companies to develop systems for catheter interfaces, cardiac pacing, remote pacemaker programming, isolation and protection of operating room equipment from high voltage delivery systems. We have developed integrated DNA/RNA analysis instruments wherein ultrasonic lysing, thermal cycling, sample prep, microfluidics control, and cloud connection is automated in a compact footprint. These systems are used for the detection of dangerous pathogens like anthrax, listeria, and the lethal COVID-19 virus. We have designed, built and delivered high power, resonance-tracking ultrasonic systems for use in molecular diagnostic instruments.
Biomedical Devices
We have over 20 years of experience designing microcontroller, high speed clock distribution and FPGA-based digital systems. Our team of printed circuit board layout engineers have done over a hundred designs using CAD packages from Altium, PADS, ORCAD and Cadence Allegro. The SN&N Electronics layout team is especially good at high speed digital layout, high current and high voltage layouts operating at several kilovolts where minimal high voltage coupling and quiet operation is desired.
Circuit Design & Layout
SN&N Electronics engineers have developed firmware solutions with smart and compact algorithms for embedded systems controllers. These controllers have been used for brushless DC motors, stepper motors, thermal control, DSP, cardiac pacing sources among others. We pride ourselves in building well-crafted systems where firmware, software and hardware engineers efficiently work together to deliver solutions.
Embedded Systems
One of the primary reasons Dr. Saraf founded SN&N Electronics was to support fundamental research in its quest for high caliber engineering design firms that are dedicated to facilitate and expedite research. Our team blends a strong background in physics with extensive industrial design experience that makes it effective in understanding and solving problems that are unique to fundamental research.
Fundamental Research
SN&N has extensive experience in solid-state laser engineering and optical train development. If you need to incorporate single-mode single-frequency laser systems in your designs, SN&N is the go-to company for solutions. We have over 20 years experience in optical system development for biomedical applications that includes design, characterization of irradiator LEDs for dye fluorescence light pipe design, relay optics, bandpass filters and fluorescence detectors, S/N calculations, external optical train prototyping, quiet electronics for diode drivers etc
Optical System
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) techniques are at the heart of most modern DNA/RNA amplification instruments. SN&N Electronics has designed the electronics and embedded firmware to implement well-tuned Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers for precise thermal cycling. We have delivered high efficiency DNA/RNA amplification systems to molecular diagnostics companies. These systems are used for detection of dangerous pathogens like, anthrax, listeria, and the lethal COVID-19 virus.
PCR
SN&N Electronics takes your product ideas from a rough draft or specification and shepherds it all the way through research and development to a finished ready-to-market product. We will architect your system and in the words of Dr. Saraf "...make sure the hardware, firmware, software and industrial design are parts of an orchestra that "resonate" together to play a splendid symphony...". We will design the electronic systems, layout printed circuit boards, fabricate, assemble, test individual modules, integrate the subsystems with embedded firmware, write the high-level control code and fit it all into a modern industrial design shell. Our clients are impressed with functionality and aesthetics of the products we design. We are proud of the "cradle-to-legacy" approach wherein our designs are nurtured all the way through concept and development to post-launch support.
Turnkey Product Development
We have designed, fabricated, and released to manufacturing RF systems for WiFi, NFC, RFid, Bluetooth, the 400 MHz ISM band with microstrip and tuned antennas for optimal performance; wireless systems to enable programming of implantable devices; design and fabrication of servo controllers using the Pound-Drever-Hall RF modulation technique for locking optical cavities and atomic transitions to solid-state and diode lasers.
RF Design
Why work with us?
With our expertise in electrical engineering, firmware, software, laser, optical, and mechanical engineering, we can quickly bring your ideas to life and help you stay ahead of the competition. Our fast-paced development approach means that you can get your product to market faster, which can give you a significant advantage in terms of sales and market share. Our focus on rapid development means that we are constantly seeking out new and innovative ways to solve problems, which can lead to unique and cutting-edge solutions that set you apart from your competitors. We can help you achieve your product development goals faster, more efficiently, and with greater creativity and innovation.
See how we delivered excellence to our 30+ valued clients
Community Outreach
At SN&N Electronics, we believe in training the next generation of innovators, engineers, and industry leaders. We have partnered with the Lucas College of Business and the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San Jose State University to teach entrepreneurship and business development.
SN&N Electronics, Inc.
1846 Stone Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
United States
info@snnelectronics.com
(408) 638-7461
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