About Us

Learn about our management team, certifications, and partnerships.

Specializing in FPGA design services and support, DesignLinx Hardware Solutions was founded in 2009. Our mission is to help clients reduce time-to-market, mitigate development risks, and lower costs—all at the industry’s most competitive rates. We become a trusted extension of your engineering team, bringing specialized knowledge and skills to your projects.

We're driven by quality of service, and pride ourselves on creative thinking and quick problem solving. We employ proven project management techniques, proven design methodologies, and a highly skilled staff. When you work with one of us, you have access to the extensive skillset of all of us.

We operate with integrity, and do what's right for you and your project. We communicate openly and honestly—if or when issues arise, they're addressed and resolved quickly. Our desire is to build long term relationships based on successful engagements. When you’re successful, we’re successful. Pretty simple. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you. Contact us today to schedule a discussion.

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Consider a career at DesignLinx.

If you want to make an impact as part of a dynamic, growing company, join us at DesignLinx. We're a team of FPGA and embedded software engineers that work hand-in-hand with our clients to bring next-generation products to market.

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Meet the Founder

Don St.Pierre

Founder, President, and Director of Engineering Solutions

Don is a 25 year veteran of the electronics/semiconductor industry.  He formed DesignLinx in 2009 after 14 years with Xilinx. While at Xilinx, Don held various positions in Applications, Hardware/System Design, Field Applications Engineering (FAE), and Technical Services Management. Don earned 9 U.S. Patents during his employment with Xilinx in San Jose, and later earned the prestigious award of North American FAE of the Year (2005)—an award given to Xilinx FAEs based on outstanding customer support, account growth and development.

Prior to his employment with Xilinx, Don worked as a Digital Design Engineer designing with Xilinx’s early FPGAs as a U.S. Government contractor headquartered in Southern Maryland. He holds an MBA and earned his BSEE from the University of Connecticut.

Certifications and Partnerships

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