Partners and memberships

To offer our customers comprehensive support in their embedded projects, we maintain a network of partnerships and memberships.

BlackBerry QNX

BlackBerry® QNX® is a trusted supplier of commercial operating systems, hypervisors, development tools, support and services, all purpose-built for the world’s most critical embedded systems. BlackBerry QNX helps customers streamline their development efforts to more efficiently launch safe, secure and reliable systems. Their technology is trusted in more than 195 million vehicles and is deployed in embedded systems around the world across a range of industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, commercial vehicles, heavy machinery, industrial controls, medical, rail and robotics. Founded in 1980, BlackBerry QNX is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and was acquired by BlackBerry in 2010.

IBV is technology partner and authorized distributor since 2007 for products from BlackBerry QNX in Southern Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein.

Read more about the products and services offered by IBV for QNX.

EtherCAT Technology Group

EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) is an Ethernet-based fieldbus system, invented by Beckhoff Automation. The protocol is standardized in IEC 61158 and is suitable for both hard and soft real-time computing requirements in automation.

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) keeps EtherCAT technology open for all potential users. It brings EtherCAT device manufacturers, technology providers, and users together to further the technology. It provides multiple Technical Working Groups where experts carefully work on various specific aspects of EtherCAT.

IBV is a member of the ETG since 2008 and has deep knownledge and experience with this fieldbus technology.

Read more about the products and services offered by IBV for the EtherCAT technology.

NXP Registered Partner

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company creating solutions that enable secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world. NXP focuses on research, development and innovation in its target markets.

Since many years, IBV is working in customer projects with microcontrollers and application processors from NXP. Based on this knownledge and experience, we offer software products dedicated for NXP controllers and provide high-quality software engineering services to our customers.

IBV is NXP Registered Partner since 2021.

PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V.

PROFIBUS is the world’s most successful fieldbus with 65.9 million devices installed by the end of 2021. PROFINET has become the leading Industrial Ethernet Standard in the market.

PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) is the most influential interest group in the field of industrial communication. Through the member companies working closely together ideas will become standards, standards will lead to innovative products, and innovative products will deliver powerful automation solutions for the future.

IBV is member in the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO) and provides engineering services to implement the PROFINET technology in custom applications.

PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH

PHYTEC ‐ Your Partner for Embedded Systems

PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH has been developing and manufacturing embedded components for reliable electronics series products in Germany since 1985. Processor modules such as System on Modules and Single Board Computers, as well as OEM products based on them are the core business. Customized embedded systems including software, housing design and assembly extend the product range. With specialized know‐ how in embedded vision, IIoT solutions, cloud services, embedded security and artificial intelligence, PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH is optimally positioned to provide customers with professional support in the development of their product ideas.

For many decades, Phytec products have proven themselves under the most demanding conditions. These include medical technology, traffic and transportation, the energy industry, avionics, building automation, drive technology, agricultural technology or the automotive industry.

Phytec products and services shorten time‐to‐market and reduce both development costs and risks in the development and production of industrial embedded systems.

The family‐owned company employs more than 400 people in 5 subsidiaries worldwide (effective 2023).

IBV is Phytec development partner, provides software products and custom engineering services for Phytec SOMs.

With 6500 students the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg is one of the largest in Bavarian Swabia. With over 150 professors and more than 300 tutors, the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences uses the latest teaching methods and equipment to provide students with the best education in science, technology and the arts.

IBV cooperates with the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg in research projects.

About Texas Instruments:

Texas Instruments has been making progress possible for decades. We are a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips. Our products help our customers efficiently manage power, accurately sense and transmit data and provide the core control or processing in their designs.

Since many years, IBV is working in customer projects with processors and microcontrollers from TI. Based on this knownledge and the direct contact to the development team of TI, we offer software products dedicated for TI controllers and provide high-quality software engineering services to our customers.

IBV is TI development partner since 2024.