Product development Center (PdC) for Genesis Microchip Group
Technology
Display controllers that receive and process digital video and graphic images for viewing on a flat-panel display.
Scope Summary
Full Service Operation, Software Development, R&D, IC Design, Firmware Development, Test and Q&A
Task Summary
Following a strategic acquisition, Genesis inherited a small team of talented engineers located in St. Petersburg. In order to take full advantage of the talent provided by Russia, Genesis needed to build a full service operation providing personnel and infrastructure without having to experience the learning curve necessary to accomplish the objective, thus allowing Genesis to fully concentrate on performing business. Mirantis was requested to manage the remote engineering site to ensure good performance, compliance, and IP security.
Business Objective
Genesis had a need to extend its software, firmware, and IC development and support group to satisfy growing customer requirements. Genesis needed to find a team of highly skilled engineers within the area of microchip design for the new generation of their flat screen display monitors.
Solution
In Saint Petersburg, Mirantis created a group of highly skilled engineers to cover the three main areas, IC Design, Firmware Development and Test and Quality Assurance. From the inception this team was considered as an integral part of the Genesis R&D organization on the par with its US, Canadian and Indian locations. The Canadian office of Genesis submitted blocks of microchip design for development to the group in Saint Petersburg who took full responsibility for design and implementation of the blocks. Another group of engineers worked directly with Genesis customers in resolving their needs for customization and localization of the software proved with the Genesis chip. Another group of engineers at the Saint Petersburg location works in conjunction with the development offices of Genesis Microchip in Canada by creating software for newly produced chips. All of this includes quality assurance testers and technical documentation specialists with the responsibility to cover the testing of the software produced in Saint Petersburg as well as documenting the produced customization and new software.
Result
Utilizing the entire components put in place for Genesis by Mirantis resulted in Genesis reducing their spending on development and enables them to build a unique group of specialists in their products and significantly reduce development time. The time difference and proximity to European customers of Genesis increases the value of the Saint Petersburg location.
