Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bill, I mean have the design expertise in-house for the electronics and firmware. They can certainly contract out for work but they need someone in-house that can do it and thus can write a specification and monitor work product to be sure it meets the spec. They would need, at a minimum, a hardware guy and a firmware guy. I think I would leave the sensor manufacturing with Kodak. I don't know who does the fab for Kodak but suspect Kodak contracts with outside foundries. Basically, move away from being dependent upon Jenoptik. It's ok to use them, but have the ability to specify and thus control the output. Also the ability to go elsewhere if things aren't working out. Now, for all I know Leica already has these people on board and intend to get to the point where they do everything. Bests, -Dennis William B. Abbott III wrote: > Dennis > On Sep 16, 2009, at 2:27 AM, Dennis wrote: > >> For the future I think Leica needs to take ownership of all steps of >> design, otherwise their future is dependent upon someone else. > > Thanks Dennis, I'll go back and listen to Stefan again and see what I > can hear. > > I'm not sure what you mean my "taking ownership" because trusted > material, piece part, component and sub-system suppliers are necessary > in this day and age of technical complexity and specialization. > Coordinating and managing the interfaces among them is the best that > can be done, IMHO. > > All the best, > > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >