• Four game controller ports
• A front-loading DVD tray
• A multisignal AV connector
  
• An internal Ethernet port
• An NVIDIA graphics processing unit
• An Intel 733MHz processor
• An internal hard drive

Scope of Design:

• System Architecture
• Mechanical Design
• Electromagnetic Interference Optimization
• Thermal Performance Design
• Design for Manufacturability
• Cost Reduction

The Challenge:

The product was already well into high-volume manufacture when Mechanistic became involved. The primary design goals were cost reduction and manufacturability improvements. It was necessary to design within existing constraints and implement design improvements and performance enhancements incrementally.

The Result:

Working under contract to Microsoft Corporation, interfacing directly with the Mountain View Design Center, Mechanistic provided general engineering support. By working with the Pro/ENGINEER production database, Mechanistic created multiple parallel databases, each exploring different redesign and optimization scenarios. After careful review, a number of high-value design fixes were chosen and implemented in production.