HighPoint Engineering Services

Turning Vision into Innovation; Accelerating Your Path to Market

With over three decades of proven engineering expertise, HighPoint can transform your concept into a market-ready solution. From design and simulation to prototyping and mass production, we specialize in delivering cutting-edge electronic board solutions tailored for high-speed device connectivity and high-density storage applications.

HighPoint’s comprehensive engineering services include Electronics Board Design, PCIe Switching Solutions, Firmware/Software Development, and Production assistance for NVMe, SAS/SATA, and USB storage interfaces. Let HighPoint be your trusted partner in delivering innovative, high-performance solutions.

HighPoint offers a full suite of development services for our hardware platforms that encompass driver, firmware, and BIOS packages for all mainstream operating systems, optimized for host storage and PCIe switching technologies from industry leaders like Broadcom, Marvell, and Asmedia.

Let our expertise bring your visions to life and accelerate your time to market. With HighPoint, you’ll gain access to expert hardware and software engineering services, tailored to meet the needs of each project without compromising your budget.

For inquiries or to discuss your next project, contact us today!

Let HighPoint Transform your Concept into Reality

With over three decades of storage and connectivity engineering expertise, our track record of delivering Add-in-card and HBAs solutions to Global Storage Solution Providers and Corporations is second to none.

Let HighPoint quickly transform your concept into reality. Our experienced engineering teams are ready to assist you throughout the entire process; from the initial design and development phases to prototype sampling, product qualification and mass production. Our robust sourcing network ensures timely, reliable access to high-quality components from reputable storage and connectivity vendors.

We provide Engineering Services for projects of any scale, from small batches of prototypes or engineering samples to full scale production for public distribution.

We Specialize In:

HighPoint Engineering Services cater to companies with:

A need for small-batch prototypes for proof-of-concept or early-stage validation.
Multiple projects requiring efficient design and development cycles.
Limited in-house engineering resources but ambitious project goals.
A demand for fast time-to-market without the overhead of maintaining internal engineering teams.

Electronic Board Hardware Design

Firmware & Device Driver Development

Custom-tailored Management & Monitoring Interfaces

Product Design & Development Services; Prototyping, Qualification, Manufacture & Deployment

The HighPoint Advantage

We can quickly turn your electronic board product concept into a working prototype / engineering sample. HighPoint Engineering Service are tailored for Corporations or Solution Providers with multiple projects or a specialized project that need a rapid time to market. HighPoint empowers customers with the ability to support multiple projects without having to build or expand in-house engineering resources.

Our Hardware and Firmware/Software engineering team have over 3 decades of field proven product experience; from the integration of high-speed & high-lane count Switching Technology into PCIe AIC/Adapters for NVMe, SAS/SATA and USB Storage & connectivity, to storage backplanes, daughterboards and external storage chassis/enclosures.

Our global procurement network enables clients to timely and reliably source material from reputable Storage and Connectivity component vendors.

Speed and Expertise: Quickly turn your idea or concept into a workable prototype with the help of our experienced hardware and firmware development engineers
Flexibility: We can support projects of any scale; starting from 10 prototype units for concept validation
Scalability: Seamless transition from single-project prototypes to volume production
Comprehensive Solutions: End-to-end support from design to deployment, reducing reliance on in-house resources

HighPoint Electronics Board Services

We provide comprehensive electronic board design and engineering services for NVMe, SAS, SATA and USB technology interfaces. A small sample of supported interfaces, specifications and services are outlined below.

Have a question about a particular service or have unique design requirements? Don’t hesitate;

Specializations:

Storage Interface Technologies: NVMe, SAS/SATA, USB
Storage and Connectivity Density: 2 or more devices
PCIe Specifications: Gen3, Gen4, and Gen5 host interfaces
PCIe Form Factors: Low-Profile (LP-MD2), FL/FH, FL/HH, HL/FL, FL/FH/DW
Board Types: HBAs, Host-to-device backplanes, daughter boards
Device Types: PCIe AIC (Add-in-Card), PCIe Adapters, Storage Backplanes, Expansion Devices, External Storage Chassis/Enclosures

Firmware Development Capabilities

PCIe Lane Distribution: Optimized downstream connectivity
Communication Interfaces: SMBus, I2C, MCTP and SMC
Backplane Specifications: UBM, VPP, direct connectivity
MCU Programming: Advanced status reporting (LED/Buzzer), UEFI-HII integration, and temperature/power/fan monitoring

Operating System Device Driver and Management Interface Services

Operating Systems:

Windows and Windows Server
Mainstream Linux distributions
macOS

Utility Features:

Drive connectivity and SMART status monitoring
Board status monitoring
RAID and storage management solutions

Prototype Engineering Service Workflow:

Submit your Project Inquiry: Begin by sharing your project requirements and goals with our expert team. We'll review and provide initial feedback.

Project Proposal & Cost Estimation: You will receive a detailed project proposal, including timelines, milestones, and a transparent cost breakdown.

Design & Development: Our experienced engineers bring your concept to life through our rigorous design, simulation, and prototyping process.

Prototype Sample Delivery: We will fabricate and ship prototype sample boards for validation and performance testing

For inquiries or to discuss your next project, contact us today!

Mass Production Engineering Service Workflow:

Submit your Project Inquiry: Begin by sharing your project requirements and goals with our expert team. We'll review and provide initial feedback.

Project Proposal & Cost Estimation: You will receive a detailed project proposal, including timelines, milestones, and a transparent cost breakdown.

Design & Development: Our experienced engineers bring your concept to life through our rigorous design, simulation, and prototyping process.

Prototype Sample Delivery: We will fabricate and ship prototype sample boards for validation and performance testing.

Production & Testing: Once you have approved the prototype, we will initiate and manage volume mass production with comprehensive production testing to ensure quality and consistency.

Certification Services: We will handle all necessary certifications to ensure full compliance with industry standards.

Applications Utilizing HighPoint Engineering Services with Broadcom PCIe Switching Technologies

Data Centers &
Cloud Infrastructure

High-speed NVMe storage arrays
Scalable storage and connectivity backplanes
High-density storage systems for cloud computing environments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Interconnection of GPUs, FPGAs, and AI accelerators
High-throughput data pipelines for AI training and inference

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Fast, High-Density storage for compute clusters
Low-latency data pipelines for demanding workloads
Scalable PCIe Connectivity & Expansion for HPC platforms

Media Production & Content Creation

Designed for High-speed editing & rendering platforms
Dense, High-Performance NVMe storage for 8K & 4K video production
Rapid data transfer for post-production workflows

Telecommunications & Edge Computing

Compact, high-speed storage connectivity solutions for edge nodes
Storage backplanes for 5G and IoT applications
ARM platform optimization for localized data processing

Gaming and Simulation Platforms

High-bandwidth storage solutions for advanced Gaming & Simulation/Training platforms
PCIe Connectivity & Expansion solutions for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) setups

Financial Services & Trading

Ultra-low latency, scalable storage for high-frequency trading services and handling large datasets for analytics and modeling
Secure, high-speed connectivity solutions for critical operations

Scientific & Medical Imaging

NVMe storage solutions for real-time imaging and diagnostics systems
High-density storage for data archiving
Advanced, High-Speed storage for computational workloads

Enterprise Backup & Disaster Recovery

High-density RAID Storage for data redundancy
Scalable storage solutions for backup environments
Optimized connectivity for large-scale disaster recovery systems

Big Data Analytics

NVMe Storage solutions for High-bandwidth data ingestion & processing workloads
Scalable storage & connectivity Solutions for large-scale data warehouses
Advanced storage systems for real-time analytics

Surveillance Systems

High-Density storage for video surveillance
Low-latency data pipelines for real-time video processing
Scalable RAID storage arrays for extended retention

Internet of Things (IoT)

High-density storage solutions for edge & fog computing
PCIe Switching & Expansion solutions for IoT gateway platforms
Secure connectivity for industrial IoT applications

Enterprise & SMB IT Infrastructure

Cost-effective, high-density storage Solutions for small & medium-sized businesses
Scalable storage backplanes for corporate IT environments
PCIe & Storage Connectivity Solutions for virtualization & enterprise workload management

Why Choose HighPoint?

HighPoint bridges the gap between concept and production with unmatched agility and expertise. Our flexible service model is ideal for companies that need reliable, scalable, and cost-effective way to bring their innovative ideas to life.

For inquiries or to discuss your next project, contact us today!