Braun Science and Engineering provides quality solutions to companies ranging from 10 to 50,000+ employees.

Founded in 1988 by Chester "Chet" Braun, BSE provides services for hardware, firmware, and software based projects to its customers who have been located as far away as Alaska and New Hampshire and as near as Silicon Valley. We use the latest communications tools to maintain close contact with our customers throughout a project. Currently, the located in San Diego, California, our close proximity to high tech gives our customers access to the latest technologies and companies in the electronics industry.

Our broad base of experience spans many fields enabling us to contribute to your project almost immediately.

List of Services

BSE is committed to providing high quality services to all of our customers. The services listed below represent highlights from our experience and are not all inclusive. Please contact us for further details.

• Project Management
with accurate quotes, detailed design specifications, and periodic progress reports.
• Hardware Design
using digital, analog, custom, and semi-custom components.
• Software and Firmware
design and codingusing top down design methods.
• Design Review
software and hardware design review can help your company avoid expensive and time consuming rework.
• System Integration
and testing in order to deliver zero defects.
• Documentation
that is complete, professional, and meets the highest standards.
• Production Management
that ensures a balance between cost versus reliability and develops good vendor relationships.
• Product Support
to ensure long term success and customer satisfaction.

Areas of Expertise

Design Types

• Systems Design
• Science and Medical Systems
• Avionics and Marine Electronics
• Entertainment Systems
• Test and Measurement

Design Components

• Microprocessors:
Motorola 680x0 series (including the 68060), Intel 8, 16, and 32 bit series, and TI 34020 display processor.
• Embedded Systems:
Intel 8 and 16 bit embedded processors (8051 experts), COPS, and Motorola.
• Digital Signal Processing:
Motorola 5600x series and TI 320xx series.
• Firmware and Software:
Assembly language, C, C++, Visual Basic, Visual C, Fortran, and Basic.
• PLDs and FPGAs:
Lattice, Altera, and Xilinx.
• Bus Interfaces:
ISA, EISA, VME, DEC TURBOchannel, and custom.

Additional Support

• Beta Site Testing
• Customer Support

About the Founders

Chester "Chet" Braun, the president, started in the electronics business in 1976 while a student at University of Miami. Chet worked for both large and small companies before starting BSE. Over the years he has developed a test and debug methodology that has been summarized in a paper Mastering the Art of Test and Debug.

Martha de Forest, the vice president, joined BSE in 1996 after 11+ years of employment in a VLSI lab at Hewlett-Packard, Co.

Braun Science & Engineering
3792 Old Cobble Road
San Diego, CA 92111

360.830.6842

deforest@bseng.com