Active Silicon was acquired by Solid State plc in 2021 and now operates within its Systems Division, working closely with our sister companies Steatite and Custom Power.
Steatite specializes in designing, manufacturing and supplying rugged computers, tactical communication systems and microwave & RF antennas.
Custom Power provides custom built lithium battery packs, COTS battery modules, portable power and energy storage solutions.
Active Silicon complements the group skills with our high-quality image and video capture products, plus expert design capabilities. Across the group, we have provided products to highly regulated industries for decades and can certify products to medical, rail, marine and military standards.
Combined capabilities with Steatite
Steatite has particular expertise in the design and manufacture of custom carrier boards and custom embedded systems. Together with Steatite, we are able to respond quickly and precisely to unusual enquiries with very specific requirements.
Example of a joint rail application project
Active Silicon developers and Steatite engineers provided a unique imaging and computing solution to a rail application with ambitious requirements.
For this project, we pooled our knowledge with the Steatite Computing team to design, prototype, test and manufacture a completely tailored carrier board and vision system to meet the needs of the customer. The vision system was integrated into a train cab so is subject to extreme vibration, shock, temperature variations and some EMC interference. The final product was therefore certified to meet several standards, including EN50155 for rolling stock.
Rugged engineering solutions
Our combined engineering teams are well-placed to deliver customized solutions for demanding applications in the harshest of environments. This includes the hostile surroundings of defense operations, the 24/7 requirements of industrial settings, and the highly-regulated constraints of medical imaging.
We are particularly well-placed to collaborate on custom embedded systems and our engineers will work with your project team to design computing and imaging solutions from the board up.
Steatite Embedded Computers
Steatite computers are designed and manufactured to provide reliable operation in demanding environments.
Rugged computers are rigorously tested to withstand shock, vibration, dust, moisture and extremes of temperature which would normally cause the rapid failure of conventional computer technology. Computers, housing, cabling and entire systems can be fully configured or custom-designed for specialized applications.
Industrial Fanless Computers
Steatite’s industrial fanless PCs offer comprehensive I/O that can be easily expanded as required.
Supported CPUs range from Intel Atom all the way up to server-grade Xeon. The modular design of the fanless PCs enable them to be easily tailored to suit your specific application.
Rackmount PCs and Servers
1U, 2U and 4U rackmount industrial PCs and storage servers designed for reliable 24/7 operation.
The highly configurable rackmount computers can be easily customized to meet the specific requirements of an application while remaining competitively priced and offering industry-leading reliability.
AI & GPU Computing
Steatite’s edge AI systems, built with high-powered AI hardware, are designed for speed and efficiency.
By harnessing powerful NVIDIA CUDA accelerators and Intel Movidius VPUs, we deliver real-time visual inference results directly on your device, eliminating the need for high-bandwidth cloud connections. Our range of power-efficient AI-at-the-edge industrial systems based on NVIDIA Jetson accelerators help you deploy your edge AI system quickly and successfully.
Jetson Carrier Boards
Powerful AI Inference / DeviceEdge Jetson Platforms from Aetina.
Ready-to-go industrial-grade Jetson carrier boards that support various NVIDIA Jetson computer modules. The carrier boards provide hardware interfaces and expand the functionality of the Jetson modules to allow rapid and flexible development of AI employing applications. Active Silicon’s Harrier AF-Zoom block cameras are compatible with these carrier boards.
Panel PCs & Monitors
Industrial, semi-industrial and fully IP-rated touchscreen panel PCs & HMIs running Windows, Linux or Android.
The panel PCs and monitors are available in a range of screen sizes and with both high performance and low power processors.
Steatite Communications
Enabling crystal clear communication in critical environments, Steatite Communications design and build secure networks for military and civil applications.
As the UK’s only authorized provider of Wave Relay® enabled products, Steatite Communications provides world-leading voice, video and high bandwidth data networks and MIMO communication systems for tactical applications.
Steatite Antennas
Steatite Antennas develops and manufactures high-performance microwave and RF antennas. Expert in-house antenna design, engineering and testing facilities provide solutions for land, marine and airborne applications.
Q-Par Antennas in the US is also part of Steatite Antennas, offering onshore services to North America.
Custom Power
Custom Power, offers a range of rechargeable and single use cells and batteries for applications including UAVs, ROVs, military, medical and transportation.
Custom design, batteries for harsh environments and battery management systems are all within the skill set of Custom Power’s expert engineers, and the company is certified to transport lithium batteries worldwide. With operations in the UK and US, Custom Power’s customer base is global.
Product Overview and Testing Facilities
Download the brochure to view Steatite’s product groups and capabilities in detail:
In addition to regular product testing, Steatite has specialist test facilities, which include a thermal test chamber, vibration test jig, near-field RF test chamber and a semi-anechoic EMC test chamber. Download the Test Capability Brochure to learn more about our joint test facilities:
Take a look at the Steatite website to fully understand our increased possibilities, and get in touch to discuss how these can benefit your custom project needs.