The Slipstream Tech Stack
Based in Shipley, West Yorkshire (UK), we are specialists in Digital & RF, known for our agile approach to producing future-focused, high-performance sensing and communication solutions for global clients.
With comprehensive in-house design and test capabilities, our multidisciplinary team transforms your urgent concepts into manufacturing-ready radar, quantum, terrestrial and space-based technologies that seamlessly integrate with your systems.
Key tools and technologies we use in our Innovation & Manufacturing Zone:
Quality, Cyber and Security
Quality is at the heart of Slipstream Design. We are dedicated to continuously improving our service and product development in alignment with industry standards.
- Certified to ISO 9001 standards
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- JOSCAR registered
- IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)
RF and Microwave Design
- Microwave Office
- Non-linear Harmonic Balance Microwave Office
- Ansys 2D / 3D Electromagnetic Simulators
- VSS System Modelling
PCB Design
- Altium
- Large internally qualified parts library
Digital
- Simulation & modelling: MATLAB, Simulink, Octave & Python
- Languages: C, C++, C#, Python
- Scripting: TCL & Bash
- Development environments: Eclipse, Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code, STM32CubeIDE, Vitis & Vivado
- Platforms: Microblaze, ARM 32 and 64-bit, Altera, UltraScale+ & Versal
- OS: Embedded Linux, RTOS
Mechanical
- Solidworks
- Thermal Analysis
Facility Test Capability
- RF test and measurement up to 40GHz, typical 20GHz, including phase noise
- Temperature Chambers / thermal testing
- VNA, SA, Power Meters, SigGen
- Digital Scopes
We also have an excellent relationship with our sovereign and European supply chain to make sure we offer the best materials for our customers.