A ready-to-use package of hardware and software, usually a board with the chip, cables, software development kit and guides, that lets customers or design partners evaluate the product quickly.
Physical item Work product in the Firmware and software stack lifecycle, the Fabless startup chip lifecycle and the MEMS and sensors lifecycle
It shortens the time from interest to design-in by letting customers see the product working on their bench. Customers who must build their own boards to evaluate lengthen sales cycles, and startups cannot show partners working silicon. In a startup lifecycle it often evolves from engineering samples to the first product kit.
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