Thijs Hoek

AME (Applied Micro Electronics)

AME is an independent developer and manufacturer of high quality electronic products located in the top technological region of the world (Brainport Eindhoven). Our goal is to create innovative products that exceed customer expectations. We accomplish this by integrating product development and manufacturing and keeping a clear focus on the product and its function. Driven by technology, we strive for the best solution combining the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, software and industrial engineering. Through creativity, passion, ambition, motivation and a highly educated level of our employees AME secures its goal of being a profitable company. Electronics development The electronics development group provides state-of-the-art electronics with high quality. The group has a very strong mixed signal track record, providing solutions with analog components as well as high speed DSP, complex controls and RF technology. A key strength is the close cooperation with de Manufacturing unit resulting in excellent Design for Test (DfT), Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and Cost of Goods (CoG). Embedded software development The embedded group excels in fast time to market and flexible, yet solid, robust, and thoroughly qualified software. It has strong competencies in micro controller firmware development, Linux embedded software development and Windows CE software development on a whole series of platforms and chip sets. They provide custom components but they also leverage on a suite of key software components. Mechanical development The mechanics group concentrates on product design as well as on the automation of the in-house manufacturing facilities. Product design, including the necessary moulds and tooling is done within this group. Besides that, simulations on strength, lifetime and user interaction are performed. Special tool, machine and robot design supports AME operations to highly automate the manufacturing of a complete product.