Logiblock
Logiblock, a division of Outbreak, Inc., accelerates electronic product development through specialized consulting and technology licensing, focusing on embedded software and ultra-low-power engineering.
Company Overview
Logiblock, located in San Francisco, CA, USA, operates within the B2B industry, specifically in infrastructure. Founded in 2008 as a technology research and development group, Logiblock is the client services division of Outbreak, Inc. The company participated in the Y-Combinator Winter 2013 batch and serves regions spanning the United States of America and Canada. Logiblock focuses on accelerating electronic product development for both startups and established firms.
Services
Logiblock offers a range of consulting services that cater to fast-paced electronic product development. Their domain expertise includes rapidly-prototyped concept validation and extending to finished firmware development. Specialty services include ultra-low-power hardware and software engineering, embedded wireless IP networking, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and device-to-device mesh networking design. They also provide highly reliable firmware design suitable for safety-of-life applications and bulletproof firmware update designs, including over-the-air (OTA) updates.
Technology and Expertise
Logiblock develops and licenses embedded software technology with a specialization in Bluetooth 4.0 LE and WiFi environments. They offer full-stack engineering solutions from chip to cloud, applying their intellectual property portfolio to expedite product development. Areas of expertise include embedded wireless IP networking, BLE, and device-to-device mesh networking design. They are proficient in deeply-embedded media and compression algorithms like embedded gzip and custom filesystems, and possess significant experience with the Broadcom BCM43362 and BCM43340/43341 Wi-Fi network processor ICs.
Hardware and Firmware Solutions
Logiblock provides turn-key solutions encompassing hardware and firmware needs. Their offerings include ultra-low-power designs, analog- and digital-path (I2S or SPI) audio implementations in embedded devices, and efficient firmware solutions such as a gzip/DEFLATE decoder requiring minimal memory. Additionally, they provide simple filesystems or key-value stores maintained in Flash or EEPROM memory, ensuring comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of electronic product development.