General Digital Company Profile

© 2016 General Digital Corporation
http://www.GeneralDigital.com
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Over 40 years ago, General Digital began as a small company developing software for a whole
host of applications From those humble beginnings General Digital has grown to encompasshost of applications. From those humble beginnings, General Digital has grown to encompass
three distinct business units: Display Systems, Optical Bonding Laboratories and Software
Services. Offering an incomparable spectrum of integration and value-add expertise and
services, all under one roof, General Digital draws upon the unique skill sets of each of our
three divisions to produce truly innovative and unrivaled products.
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❖ Bryan E.H. Gudrian, EE, President & CEO
❖ Founded in 1973 by Dr. Russell Reiss and Dr. Leonard Lazar
❖ Currently employ ~65 people, of whom over half are hardware or software engineers
❖ Located in South Windsor, Connecticut, in a 30,000 square foot facility with potentially
unlimited expansion capability to take on jobs of any size
❖ Core competencies in:
 Ruggedized, specialized and customized display products
 Optical bonding and display enhancements
 Software development/engineering Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Software development/engineering, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
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Display Systems
❖ Custom Electrical Engineering
Software Services
❖Safety-critical software
d l t d IV&V
Optical Bonding Labs
❖Optical Bonding of Glass and
A li O l t Di l
❖ Custom Mechanical Design
❖ Software Engineering
❖ Military-, Industrial-, and
development and IV&V
❖Aerospace, Medical, Industrial,
and Transportation Markets
❖Test Definition and Design
Acrylic Overlays to Displays
❖Film Lamination to LCD, Glass and
Plastic Surfaces
❖Backlight Film Optimization
Commercial-Grade Monitors
❖ Systems Integration
❖ Avionic and Flight Simulation
Display Systems
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❖Flexible Quoting Options
❖On-site/Off-site
❖Embedded and Scientific/
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❖LED Backlight Integration
(Sunlight Readable/NVIS/NVG)
❖Integration of Optical Heaters,
EMI Filters Touch Screensp y y
❖ Sunlight and NVIS Capable Display
Solutions
❖ Circuit Board Design & Production
Technical Application
Development
❖Full or Partial Lifecycle
Engagement as Needed
EMI Filters, Touch Screens,
Polarizers, Vandal Shields, and
more
❖Optical Performance Testing
(MIL-L-3009) Laboratory
❖ Environmental and EMI Testing
❖ Contract Manufacturing Services
❖Tool Qualification
❖Internal Quality Management
and Configuration Management
Processes
❖Contract Manufacturing Services
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PRODUCTS MARKETS
❖ MONITORS
 Standalone
 Panel Mount
 Rack Mount
❖ MILITARY
❖ INDUSTRIAL
❖ COMMERCIALa ou
 Kits
❖ DISPLAY HEAD ASSEMBLIES
❖ SMART DISPLAYS
❖ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
❖ AVIONIC/COCKPIT
❖ SMART DISPLAYS
❖ BACKLIGHTS
 Sunlight Readable
 NVIS/NVG
❖ UAV
❖ HMI
❖ MARINE NVIS/NVG
❖ CIRCUIT BOARDS & CONTROLLERS
❖ KEYBOARDS & POWER SUPPLIES
❖ TRANSPORTATION
❖ FLIGHT SIMULATION
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CUSTOM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Engineering expertise includes:Engineering expertise includes:
 Analog & Digital Schematic and Printed Circuit Board Design
 LED Backlight Design
 Sunlight/Daylight Readable
 NVIS Displays
 CCFL Replacement
 Video Compatibility Verification and Custom Signal Creation & Matching
 Tools Include Quantum Data QD701A and 881D Programmable Video
Generators
 Systems Engineering
 Power Management Design
 EMI/RFI Shielding and Compliance
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 EMI/RFI Shielding and Compliance

CUSTOM MECHANICAL DESIGN
Design expertise includes:Design expertise includes:
 3D/CAD Modeling Using State-of-the-Art Pro-Engineer Creo Software
 Pro-Process Assembly Drawings
 Thermal Analysis Using FloEFD Software by Mentor Graphics
 Specialize in Design of Stationary and Sliding Rack Mount Equipment
 Serves Commercial, Industrial and Military Applications
 Design of Products Compliant to Customer-specific Requirements
 Brackets, Bezels, Enclosures, Etc.
 Commercial, Industrial, Marine, Aerospace and
Military MarketplacesMilitary Marketplaces
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BOARD STUFFING
 In House Pick and Place Equipment In-House Pick-and-Place Equipment
 Rapid Prototyping
 Quick-turn Assembly
 Outsource Capability to Select Customers
CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
 Build-to-Print (3rd party)
 Subassemblies and Complete Assemblies
 Consigned Inventory Accepted
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BUILT TO LAST
Our products are manufactured to meet industry and military design specifications:Our products are manufactured to meet industry and military design specifications:
 MIL-STD-901D: High Shock & Vibration (Shipboard)
 MIL-STD-167-1B: High Vibration (Shipboard)
 MIL-STD-810F: Shock & Vibration COTS (Environmental)
 MIL-STD-741: Audible Noise
 MIL STD 461F EMI/RFI E i i & S tibilit MIL-STD-461F: EMI/RFI Emissions & Susceptibility
 DO-160A
 IP67
 NEMA 4, 4X, 6
 UL, FCC, CE
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SPECIALISTS IN MANY DISPLAY ENHANCEMENTS
 Film Laminations Film Laminations
 Backlight Film Optimization
 Brightness/Contrast Enhancements
 Optical Bonding of Displays, Overlays and Other Flat Components, Utilizing the
Latest Silicone and UV Bonding Technologies
 Condensation and Moisture Prevention
 Support Electronics
 Optical and Environmental Performance Characterization
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FILM LAMINATIONS
 Antireflective Film Antireflective Film
 Antireflective Film and Antiglare Film
 Conductive Films (EMI/RFI Reduction)
 Privacy Films
 Specialty Films
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BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENTS
 P i E h t Passive Enhancements
 Film Management (Surface and Subsurface)
 Light Guide Improvement
 Optical BondingOpt ca o d g
 Active Enhancements
 LED Backlights [Edge-lit (Single and
Multiple Rail) and Direct-lit]
 High Precision LED Backlight Controllers
 Sunlight Readable
 NVIS/NVG Applications NVIS/NVG Applications
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OPTICAL BONDING BENEFITS
 I d B i ht d C t t Improved Brightness and Contrast
 Optical coupling minimizes internal light reflections, dramatically improving
performance in direct sunlight
 Improves Environmental Performancep o s o a o a
 Optical heaters extend low temperature operating range of LCD
 Chemically strengthened glass enhances impact resistance
 Elimination of air gap eliminates risk of moisture between layers
 No Distortion When Touching LCD
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PROCESS EVALUATION/DESIGN
 We view ourselves as partners rather than suppliers; highly consultative
 Each LCD model has its own personality and is treated uniquely
 Evaluation of display choice is required for a new configuration in order to Evaluation of display choice is required for a new configuration in order to
determine the best technical approach
 Engineering expertise available to review customer designs and environmental
requirements, thus enabling us to provide the optimal bond configuration for
the intended applicationthe intended application
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PHOTOMETRIC TESTING
 Q tifi ti f Quantification of:
 Standard and Weber Contrast of Displays
 OEM
 Customer-suppliedCusto e supp ed
 General Digital-enhanced
 Optical Luminance, Uniformity and Chromaticity
 Antiglare Gloss Properties Antiglare Gloss Properties
 Overlays
 Touch Screens
 Wideband Spectral Components and NVIS Capability Wideband Spectral Components and NVIS Capability
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ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
 Th l t ti d fili f l t i bli f h k b d Thermal testing and profiling of electronic assemblies for shock, boundary,
dwell and customer-specified temperature profiles
 Condensing and non-condensing humidity testing and profiling
 Electrical performance Electrical performance
 Altitude and pressure simulation
 Supervision and consulting of off-site electrical and mechanical testing,
performed by independent third party laboratories (shock vibrationperformed by independent third party laboratories (shock, vibration,
barge test, etc.)
 Sunlight simulation lab
EMI PRE-TESTING
❖ UL, FCC, CE, MIL-STD-461F Compliance
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FULL LIFECYCLE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
 Aerospace Aerospace
 Medical
 Industrial
 Transportation
 Proficient in a broad range of
development and verification tools
 Methodologies
 Waterfall
 V-Model
 Agile
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AVIONICS
 Requirements based Development and Verification Testing Requirements-based Development and Verification Testing
 Software Design, Requirements, Code
 All Levels of Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)
 Hardware/Software Integration Testing
 Robustness Testing
 Full Traceability
 U it T ti Unit Testing
 eTPU
 Tool Qualification
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SERVICES – YOUR IDEAS + OUR TALENT
 Full or Partial Lifecycle Engagement Full or Partial Lifecycle Engagement
 On-site Support
 Full Engineering Capability
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
 Q lit t l th h d ti t t d Quality control processes are thorough and time-tested
 Continual improvements to process efficiency and
product quality to reduce your program risks
 Real time support Real-time support
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FINANCIAL STABILITY
 Business Founded in 1973 Business Founded in 1973
 3-Time Technology Fast 50 Award Winner
 Audited Financials Since 2001
 Profitable Every Year Since 1993
 Flexible Business Credit Line
C f d S l ll Confidence Your Supplier Will
Remain in Business
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MATURE QC DEPARTMENT & ACCEPTANCE TESTING
 Extensive Burn in Testing for a Minimum of 72 Hours Extensive Burn-in Testing for a Minimum of 72 Hours
 Documented Procedures and Acceptance Criteria
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SUPERIOR DOCUMENTATION AND CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
 Networked Engineering and Manufacturing Documentation
 Pro-E “Pro-Process” Assembly Drawings
 Scalable Workforce for High Volume Programs
 Highly Attentive to Configuration/Revision Control
 Product Longevity Via “Like or Equivalent” Solutions and Last-Time-Buyg
Product Offerings
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FIRST-CLASS PRODUCTION FACILITY
 Designed Manufactured and Serviced in the U S A Designed, Manufactured and Serviced in the U.S.A.
 30,000 sq. ft. (Expandable to 125,000 sq. ft.)
 Clean and Open Work Space
 Antistatic Acrylic Floors
 Laminar Flow Benches
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MATURE ENGINEERING COMPANY WITH EXTENSIVE
CAPITAL RESOURCES
 Programmable Ovens
 Colorimeters
 Power Meters
 Spectrometer
 Reflectometer
 Plasma Etch Beam & Robot
 Class 10 Clean Booth
 Class 100 Laminar Flow Benches
 High-Speed Lamination Equipment
 EMI Antenna and Related Equipment
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MATURE ENGINEERING COMPANY WITH EXTENSIVE
CAPITAL RESOURCES
 Temperature/Humidity Chamber
 Vacuum Chambers
 Hi-pot Testers
 Data Loggers
 Thermal Sensors
 Current Probes
 Multimeters
 Photometers
 Digital Oscilloscopes
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