About qNimble
About Ben Luey, Founder & CEO
Ben Luey has over twenty years of experience at the intersection of electronics and experimental physics. He studied atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder and then went to work at Vescent Photonics (now Vescent Technologies) designing tools for researchers and engineers. At Vescent, he designed a variety of low-noise, high-bandwidth analog circuits, including the D2-125 Laser Servo and became product-line manager for the D2 product line. Starting in 2016, he worked at Analog Devices working on high-speed digital signal processing and high-speed analog signal acquisition. In 2020, he founded qNimble, combining his digital, analog and lab experience into the design of the Quarto.
Mission
qNimble believes that engineers, scientists, and researchers shouldn't have to choose between versatility, ease of use and professional-grade capabilities. We focus on making cost-effective products that deliver on both performance and ease of use. We believe that customers should have the freedom to write their code in an open-source and portable language.
Company Story
I founded qNimble in 2020 to make versatile, laboratory-grade, digitally-controlled, analog electronics accessible to engineers, scientists, and researchers without the typical complexity, cost barriers, or software lock-in. Most analog hardware is single-purpose, but in a quick-moving lab, flexibility is key. Versatile tools usually involve purchasing expensive hardware and/or committing to writing complex code in proprietary software. When working in the lab, I often wanted to write a simple Arduino™ program in C to accomplish some task, but the analog performance or speed of typical Arduino hardware would rule that out. In 2019, seeing all the advancements in digital processors, I realized that I could build a device that fit into the Arduino™ platform, but would have the speed and capability necessary for demanding lab environments. That's the Quarto.
-- Ben Luey, Founder