Engineering Design Team, Inc

What Engineering Design Team, Inc does

Engineering Design Team, Inc. (EDT) is a specialty hardware company founded circa 1991 and headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon. EDT designs, manufactures, and sells FPGA-based high-speed interface products serving defense, scientific, and industrial customers. The company's core technology centers on PCIe and FPGA-based I/O architectures, including a proprietary Main + Mezzanine (PMC) board system that enables configurable solutions for diverse interface standards ranging from Camera Link and fiber optic extension to software-defined radio and SONET/SDH/OTN telecom interfaces.

EDT's product portfolio spans four main categories: (1) Camera Link frame grabbers and fiber optic extenders under the VisionLink brand, supporting data rates up to 850 MB/s with Camera Link 2.0 certification; (2) software-defined radio products including the RFx SDR with 0.4-6.0 GHz tuning and Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA processing; (3) AI/ML edge compute platforms including EDGETAK (a wearable tactical computer powered by NVIDIA ORIN NX delivering 100 TOPS) and Edgepoint AI (a Jetson carrier); and (4) mezzanine modules, main boards, and supporting infrastructure for custom I/O configurations.

EDT operates a quote-based, enterprise field sales model targeting defense and government customers as the primary segment, followed by scientific research and industrial/commercial machine vision markets. Revenue is generated through COTS hardware product sales, custom product development services, and FPGA-based DSP design services. The company maintains direct sales for U.S. customers and an international distributor network for global reach. EDT is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI), a diversified aerospace and defense conglomerate that provides strategic and financial backing.

Name

Engineering Design Team, Inc

Legal name

Engineering Design Team, Inc.

Website

https://edt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EDT designs and manufactures FPGA-based high-speed interface products including Camera Link frame grabbers, fiber optic extenders, software-defined radios, and edge AI/ML compute platforms for defense, scientific, and industrial customers. The company is a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

High-Speed FPGA Interface Hardware

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33429)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded & Industrial Network Interfaces (PCIe/M.2/SOM/SoC NICs) (HDAFAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Edge AI Hardware & NPUs (SoCs, modules, accelerators) (HDAAAJAC)

Keywords

• FPGA data acquisition
• Camera Link frame grabbers
• Software defined radio
• Tactical edge compute
• Machine vision interfaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: EDT generates revenue through the sale of COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) hardware products including frame grabbers, FPGA I/O boards, carrier platforms, radios, digitizers, and auxiliary boards. Products are sold directly and through international distributors with quote-based pricing.
2. Custom Hardware Development: Custom product development and modification services leveraging 35+ years of expertise in FPGA design, board design, DSP services, and system architecture for mission-critical applications with unique requirements.
3. FPGA DSP Design Services: FPGA-based digital signal processing design, development, and integration services including algorithm development, DSP IP development/integration, multirate filters, up/down converters, and adaptive signal processing implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EDT designs, manufactures, and sells FPGA-based high-speed interface hardware and edge compute platforms—including Camera Link frame grabbers and fiber extenders, PCIe RF digitizers/SDR, NVIDIA Jetson carrier boards, the EDGETAK wearable tactical edge AI computer, and modular main-and-mezzanine I/O boards—for defense, scientific, and industrial customers. The company also offers custom FPGA/DSP hardware design and product customization services.

Product overview

Engineering Design Team (EDT) offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance computing hardware and custom development services for defense, science, and industry applications. The portfolio centers on FPGA-based I/O solutions including VisionLink frame grabbers (F1, F4, F4 XMC) for Camera Link interfaces, VisionLink extenders (RCX, XF) for fiber optic extension, and VisionLink CLS for camera simulation. EDT provides AI/edge computing platforms including EDGETAK (wearable tactical computer powered by NVIDIA ORIN NX) and Edgepoint AI (Jetson Orin/Xavier carrier). The RF portfolio includes RFx SDR (PCIe RF digitizer with Kintex 7 FPGA) and various mezzanine boards (DRX16, SRXL, SRXL2) for software-defined radio applications. EDT uses a modular architecture with main boards (PCIe8 LX, PCI GS, AMC FX5) that accept mezzanine daughterboards for specialized I/O. Additional offerings include XIOS 2U servers, EXP4 expansion systems, and comprehensive custom development and DSP design services. All Camera Link products are certified to version 2.0 specification and support Windows and Linux operating systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDGETAK: Wearable tactical compute solution for advanced digital situational awareness at the edge, powered by NVIDIA ORIN NX
• Edgepoint AI
• VisionLink
• RFx SDR

Products and services

• EDGETAK Wearable, rugged, high-performance edge AI/ML tactical computer powered by NVIDIA ORIN NX (16GB, 100 TOPS), with up to 8TB NVMe SSD storage, OCI-compatible open architecture, SWaP-optimized thermal management, onboard GPS, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and Power over USB. Designed for defense and tactical applications requiring digital situational awareness at the edge.
• Edgepoint AI Highly configurable NVIDIA Jetson Orin/Xavier NX carrier platform designed for developing and deploying AI/ML applications. Pairs with EDT's RF, optical, telecom, or Camera Link solutions to enable RF model deployment at the edge.
• RFx SDR High-performance PCIe 3.0 RF digitizer and software-defined radio tuner with multichannel tuning (0.4–6.0 GHz), 14/16-bit ADC, two RF inputs, Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA with digital tuners, AGC, DC removal, adaptive I/Q balance, I/Q and VITA-49 output formats, reference I/O (10 MHz, 1 pps), and native SoapySDR/GNURadio/Python/C++ support.
• VisionLink F1 1-lane PCIe Camera Link frame grabber with one or two SDR26 connectors supporting up to two base mode Camera Link cameras, with optional IRIG-B timecode support.
• VisionLink F4 4-lane PCIe Camera Link frame grabber with two SDR26 connectors supporting up to two base through full mode cameras (up to 850 MB/s), with optional IRIG-B timecode support.
• VisionLink F4 XMC Camera Link frame grabber for XMC form factor with two SDR26 connectors supporting up to 850 MB/s in PCIe Gen2 slots, compliant to VITA 42.0 and 42.3 standards.
• VisionLink CLS Camera Link simulator over PCI Express Gen3 that simulates base mode cameras, supporting the Camera Link 2.0 specification for development and testing of imaging systems.
• VisionLink RCX Fiber optic Camera Link extender for base mode that extends Camera Link range beyond electrical cabling limits with data rates up to 255 MB/s.
• VisionLink XF Remote Camera Link fiber optic extender supporting base through extended full mode with data rates up to 850 MB/s, extending camera distance to thousands of meters (up to 100 km with special transceivers).
• DRX16 Mezzanine Mezzanine board with Xilinx Virtex 6 LX FPGA that pairs with a PCIe main board to digitize two independent IF signals via 16-bit ADCs (2–300 MHz).
• SRXL2 Mezzanine Mezzanine board with Xilinx Virtex 4 SX FPGA for L-band (900–2250 MHz) and IF (160/140/70/21.4 MHz) signal reception with four optional Graychips.
• SRXL Mezzanine Mezzanine board with Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA for L-band (925–2175 MHz) and IF (65–225 MHz) signal reception with two optional Graychips.
• PCIe8 LX Main Board Fast, flexible x8 PCI Express board with large memory and FPGA resources (Xilinx Virtex 5 LX or FX), serving as a hardware accelerator with DMA capabilities up to 1.6 GB/s.
• PCI GS Main Board PCI main board with Xilinx Virtex II Pro FPGA (XC2VP50 or XC2VP70) providing high-speed DMA, memory, and programmable FPGA resources for mezzanine boards.
• AMC FX5 Main Board AMC MicroTCA main board with Xilinx Virtex 5 FX FPGA and PowerPC 440 CPU providing DMA, memory, and FPGA resources for mezzanine boards.
• XIOS 2U 2U rackmount server with 10 PCIe 2.0 slots designed for I/O-intensive applications, supporting 45 watts per slot with removable CPU and I/O modules.
• EXP4 1U rack-mountable PCIe 2.0 expansion system providing four 8-lane expansion slots for up to four PCIe boards, with removable 600W power supply.
• New Product Development Custom product development services including PCI/PCIe interfaces, FPGA boards, and complete system solutions with hundreds of FPGAs and fast storage systems, leveraging 35+ years of expertise.
• Product Customization Modification services for existing COTS products including interface changes, FPGA upgrades, memory additions, VHDL code development, and signal processing for mission-critical applications with unique requirements.
• FPGA Based DSP Design Services Full FPGA-based digital signal processing design, development, and integration services including multirate/multichannel SDR, high-speed filtering, adaptive signal processing, real-time signal acquisition, algorithm development, DSP IP development/integration, and up/down converters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Camera Link cable extension up to 100 km with special transceivers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BitFlow: BitFlow is a specialist frame grabber manufacturer focused on Camera Link, CoaXPress, and 10 GigE Vision interfaces. It directly competes with EDT's VisionLink product line in machine vision and scientific imaging applications.
• EPIX, Inc. EPIX is a niche frame grabber and video capture board manufacturer with a long history in Camera Link and high-speed imaging. It is a comparable small specialist in EDT's frame grabber market segment.
• Ettus Research (National Instruments): Ettus Research builds USRP software-defined radio platforms widely used in defense, scientific, and academic SDR applications. It competes with EDT's RFx SDR in the PCIe-based SDR and SIGINT developer market.
• Matrox Imaging: Matrox Imaging designs and manufactures frame grabbers, vision controllers, and machine vision software for industrial and scientific applications. It overlaps directly with EDT in Camera Link frame grabbers and vision interface hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems is a defense electronics provider of rugged embedded computing, RF and microwave subsystems, and sensor processing solutions. It competes with EDT in defense electronic subsystems and tactical edge compute.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright provides rugged COTS processing, networking, and signal processing subsystems for defense platforms. It competes with EDT in tactical embedded computing and high-speed data acquisition for aerospace and defense.
• National Instruments (NI, now Emerson Test & Measurement): NI is a broad incumbent in test, measurement, and FPGA-based data acquisition, including PXI/PCIe digitizers and SDR platforms. Its FlexRIO and PXIe products overlap with EDT's FPGA I/O and RF digitizer offerings for defense and scientific customers.
• Teledyne FLIR: Teledyne FLIR (and sister brand Teledyne DALSA) is a large incumbent in machine vision cameras, frame grabbers, and imaging subsystems. It competes with EDT in defense and scientific imaging and offers broader end-to-end imaging solutions.
• Abaco Systems (now part of Amesbury / Raytheon): Abaco Systems designs rugged embedded computing and FPGA-based I/O boards for defense and aerospace. Its 3U/6U VPX, XMC, and PMC boards overlap directly with EDT's FPGA I/O mezzanine and main board product family.

Emerging players

• Per Vices: Per Vices is an emerging SDR manufacturer offering high-channel-count, wideband software-defined radios for defense, spectrum monitoring, and research. It overlaps with EDT's RFx SDR in the high-performance SDR developer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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