Replacing Hardware Blocks with Software/GPU Business Need:
- BOM cost reduction to cater to emerging markets
- Replace the dedicated hardware boards for image processing with software subsystem
Background / Context:
- Questu2019s expertise in GPU programming
- Long term association with the client in the development of equipment software for medical devices
Quest contribution:
- Around 350 man months of support for requirement analysis, design, development, QA & sustenance
- Realigned the software architecture to accommodate multiple features which were handled by hardware boards/cards earlier
- Involvement of GPU experts to implement complex and high speed image processing scenarios like image reconstruction, noise filtering, etc,.
- Continuing support to enhance the software subsystem features
Benefits to the client:
- Reduced BOM cost by 60 % for emerging markets
- Single vendor for software, hardware, mechanical & manufacturing needs
Current status: Multiple products in the market with GPU enabled software subsystem