About
Fermium is the 100th element of the periodic table, named after Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, pioneer of the first nuclear reactor.
In this case, Fermium Ltd is a Bristol-based firm founded by Davide Bortolami. Fermium Ltd is both a R&D consultancy firm and an umbrella company with it's own independent brands.
Services
Why hire five perfectly good specialists when you can get a single slightly-insane hyper-generalist that can outclass any of them? Other firms might bring multiple disciplines under one roof, but we’re the only one in Bristol bringing them under one hat. Electronics, firmware, thermal, and acoustic expertise all in one delightfully slightly annoying efficient package.
100% engineering workforce means you will not find anyone here that cares about selling you services or making you a happy customer. The only thing we’re good at is solving all your problems.
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Analog and digital circuit design, from ultra-low current scientific applications to 20+gbps high speed
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Embedded software at the leading edge on Zephyr RTOS, Nordic NRF series, STM32, Qualcomm QCC, Intel Tiger Lake, 8-bit, Embedded Linux using C, C++, and Python
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Communication protocols between complex hardware and hardware/software systems using USB, HID, BLE GATT/GAP, Audio interfaces, Network protocols, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, RS485, I2S
- Data analytics using Python, Elasticsearch, Distributed database systems. Complex software architecture.
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Medical devices regulatory expertise (IEC 60601) as well as EMI/EMC, CE, LVD, etc.
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Thermal Engineering: CFD heat-transfer simulations, advanced materials, heatpipe and heatsink design, fanless cooling solutions
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Acoustic Engineering: Speaker measurement (REW, Clio, AP), Speaker design, crossover design, DSP tuning (EQ, DRC)
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Mechanical Engineering: for CNC, Injection Moulding, Casting, 3D printing.
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Supply Chain & ODM
We have developed complex systems, such as the electronics, thermal and acoustics in the new Grid Pad 13.
Some of our strengths are: Medical devices development, particularly with low-power and wearable applications. Software/firmware integration that has to be bullet-proof and last for a decade. Complex system design, particularly when integrating mechanical+electronics+firmware+software.
Unlike all other consultancies in the South West, we don’t need to bill you for the time it takes a team of six engineers to agree on a satisfactory solution, then get two account executives to sell it to you. We can just do it.
CTO-As-A-Service
Rent my brain without the hassle of keeping it fed daily. We offer our services to both sides of the hustle: Startups get battle-tested technical guidance; investors get someone who can tell if that “revolutionary” hardware is actually just a potato with LEDs. I’ve seen enough technical disasters to spot one from orbit.
If your product is cool enough, first 3 hours are free.
Product Development
Converting coffee loose leaf Chinese tea into functional hardware on a budget since 2013. I’ll guide your product from napkin sketch to market-ready reality without the usual three redesigns and going bankrupt twice along the way.
Got a project that is moving slower than a sloth on tranquillisers? Let me inject some caffeine into your development cycle and get your innovation to market before your competitors even finish their prototypes.
