Parsec (Pty) Ltd

Company profile

A technology force capable of developing, manufacturing and supplying state-of-the-art embedded solutions in the form of sub-systems or products to a wide spectrum of clients in the global defence/ aerospace, telecommunications and industrial market sectors.

Product & services

Application Experience
Parsec has experience in the following application fields:
·Image and video processing
·Radar signal processing
·Electronic counter measures
·Weapons management systems
·Missile sub-systems
·Communications Intelligence
·Control systems
·Camera sensors
·Digital signal processing
·Test and calibration equipment
·Data acquisition
·Component obsolescence

Core Competencies

Electronic -Board Design
·High-speed digital design
·Analog and mixed signal integration – ADC, DAC
·Design to maximize signal integrity and minimize EMI
·Mentor schematic capture and board layout tools
·Sourcing of multi-layer PCBs – local and overseas

FPGA Development
·VHDL Design – FPGAs > 3 million gates
·Vendor independent development for ALTERA, XILINX and ACTEL
·Optimal design partitioning – uP versus FPGA
·Extensive simulation before board testing is attempted
·Design tools for complex designs – Mentor, Aldec and Synplicity

Process Design
·Microcontroller design – PIC, Atmel, TI
·Microprocessor design – Motorola PowerPC
·Digital Signal Processor design – TI C6x, AD Sharc
·Embedded FPGA processors – NIOS
·Embedded device driver and application design – Native and Linux

System Interfacing
·Serial – USB, HotLink, StarFabric, I2C, Ethernet, Arcnet
·Parallel – PCI, cPCI, CameraLink
·Line Interfaces – E1/T1, ADSL, SHDSL
·Analog – Analog Devices ADC & DAC
·Device driver development for high-speed performance

Assembly and Testing
·Component procurement
·Low-to-Medium volume high technology assembly
·Experience in assembly of BGAs and fine pitch SMD components
·Automated pick and place machines, and hand assembly
·System assembly and board testing
·Technology Top 100 - Most Outstanding SMME
·Technology Top 100 - Technology Excellence in the ICT sector


Parsec has grown into a substantial player in the local and international market, employing about 80 highly skilled personnel. It’s about looking for people with a passion for electronics and technology and then creating a culture in the company where innovation is not suppressed and colleagues work in a happy environment.

The company’s overall strategy is to maintain current market share and to realise business growth through expansion into international markets by means of partnering with established suppliers who will benefit from the added value Parsec is able to offer. Parsec has a proven track record of working with customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. Parsec is encouraged by the success of its collaboration and partnering strategy and expects this exciting growth path to continue.

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