Designs that work • Around the clock • Across the world

We design and deliver reliable embedded systems.

SIvA supports worldwide product teams with senior firmware and embedded Linux expertise — from first prototype to stable, maintained releases.

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A senior engineering partner for mission-critical real-time systems.

SIvA designs and delivers mission-critical real-time systems — from hardware design to embedded software and system integration. Founded in the early 1990s, we focus on deterministic behavior, long-term reliability, and maintainable solutions.

We work closely with your team to bring products from concept to stable, long-term operation — wherever in the world you build them.

30+ Years of experience
15+ Years per client avg.
4 Continents served
SIvA embedded device
Mission-critical uptime Fire, power & traffic systems

Fields of expertise

From bare-metal firmware to embedded Linux platforms — senior-level capability across the full embedded stack.

Firmware & RTOS Development

Deep expertise in bare-metal and real-time firmware for safety-critical and performance-sensitive applications. We own the full cycle — from driver development to deterministic scheduling and long-term stability.

Real-time scheduling

Deterministic task management, priority inversion handling, and latency optimization for safety-critical systems.

Driver development

Peripheral drivers, HAL layers, communication stacks (UART, SPI, I²C, CAN) and custom silicon bring-up.

Low-power optimization

Sleep modes, clock gating, and power profiling for battery-powered and energy-constrained devices.

Bootloaders & OTA

Secure boot chains, field update mechanisms, and rollback-safe firmware upgrade strategies.

Technologies
C / C++ FreeRTOS Zephyr ThreadX ARM Cortex-M RISC-V STM32 NXP i.MX RT
Embedded firmware development

Proven in safety-critical environments

15+ years maintaining firmware for fire detection and ground-fault systems deployed across Europe, Americas, and Oceania.

15+Years on-call
MCU→SoCFull range
Zero driftDeterminism

Embedded Linux

Full-stack embedded Linux expertise from BSP bring-up and Yocto layer development to kernel customization, user-space services, and long-term field maintenance.

BSP bring-up

Board support packages for new hardware, U-Boot configuration, device tree authoring, and kernel porting.

Yocto / OpenEmbedded

Custom layers, recipes, image customization, and reproducible build pipelines for production deployments.

Kernel & drivers

In-tree and out-of-tree kernel modules, device drivers, real-time patches (PREEMPT_RT), and memory management.

Networking & field updates

Connectivity stacks, secure field update systems, container-based deployment, and remote telemetry.

Technologies
Yocto Buildroot Linux Kernel U-Boot systemd PREEMPT_RT i.MX6/8 Raspberry Pi CM
Embedded Linux platform

From prototype to production Linux

We handle the complete path from initial hardware bring-up to hardened, field-deployed Linux images with defined update and rollback strategies.

SoCto production
OTAupdate ready
LTSkernel support

Hardware Design

Electronic hardware design for embedded products — from schematic to PCB layout, prototype validation, and production handover. We design for reliability, manufacturability, and long service life.

Schematic design

Power architecture, signal integrity, MCU/SoC integration, and analog front-end design for sensors and actuators.

PCB layout

Multi-layer boards with controlled impedance, EMC considerations, thermal management, and DFM guidelines.

Prototype & validation

Bring-up support, hardware debugging, design-for-test, and structured validation before production release.

Safety & compliance

Design guidance for IEC 61508, functional safety requirements, galvanic isolation, and certification support.

Technologies
KiCad Altium LTspice EMC design IEC 61508 JTAG / SWD CAN / RS-485
PCB hardware design

Hardware that survives the field

Our hardware designs run in fire detection panels, industrial power meters, and traffic control systems — environments where failure is not an option.

EMCcompliant
IECsafety aware
DFMproduction ready

System Integration

Bringing hardware, firmware, and software together into a coherent, validated system. We bridge the gap between disciplines and ensure the complete product behaves predictably in real-world conditions.

Hardware–software co-design

Coordinated development across PCB, firmware, and application layers to eliminate integration surprises late in the project.

Communication protocols

CAN, Modbus, Profibus, Ethernet/IP, MQTT, and custom protocol implementation and integration.

System validation

End-to-end testing strategy, HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) test bench design, and field acceptance criteria.

GPS & sensor fusion

GNSS integration, inertial measurement, and multi-sensor fusion for positioning and guidance applications.

Technologies
CAN / CANopen Modbus RTU/TCP MQTT GNSS / GPS IMU fusion HIL testing Ethernet
System integration

Complete system ownership

We've delivered GPS guidance systems, industrial power measurement platforms, and traffic management nodes — systems where every layer must work in concert.

E2Eownership
HILvalidated
Globaldeployments

Quality & Reliability Engineering

Systematic quality practices that prevent defects, catch regressions early, and ensure products meet their reliability requirements over years of operation in the field.

Testing strategy

Unit, integration, and system-level test architecture. Test-driven development and automated regression suites for embedded targets.

CI / CD for embedded

Build automation, hardware-in-the-loop pipelines, static analysis, and MISRA compliance enforcement.

Root-cause analysis

Systematic debugging of intermittent failures, race conditions, memory corruption, and timing issues in deployed systems.

Observability & logging

Telemetry design, structured logging, crash dump analysis, and real-time trace instrumentation.

Technologies
MISRA C PC-lint Unity / Ceedling Jenkins GitHub Actions Tracealyzer Valgrind
Quality and reliability engineering

Built for the long run

Products we maintain have run in the field for 15+ years. Quality practices from day one are what make that possible without heroic effort.

MISRAcompliant code
15+yrfield life
CIautomated

Need senior embedded expertise?

We engage where it brings the most value — a single discipline or the full stack.

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