Built by Soldered.
Distributed by Mouser.
AUTEUR started as a prototype on a desk. Getting it to writers takes partners who build and ship hardware for a living.
Soldered Electronics
Soldered is a Croatian electronics company that has been designing and building open-source hardware since 2013. They're best known for Inkplate, the e-paper boards that makers and engineers use all over the world. Everything they make is designed and manufactured in Croatia, inside the European Union.
For AUTEUR, Soldered builds the production mainboard. It folds our prototype's three separate boards into a single integrated PCB that drives the e-paper display and runs the writing software. The display panels are recovered from retired e-readers, so the screen you write on is hardware that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill.
AUTEUR is part of the Soldered Inkubator on Crowd Supply.
- RoleMainboard and e-paper display manufacturing
- Based inCroatia, European Union
- Since2013
- Known forInkplate e-paper boards and open-source hardware
- Websitesoldered.com
Mouser Electronics
Mouser is a global authorized distributor of electronic components, headquartered in Mansfield, Texas. Engineers and manufacturers depend on it to source parts and get them delivered around the world. Mouser is part of TTI, a Berkshire Hathaway company.
Mouser has also owned Crowd Supply since 2018, the platform where AUTEUR's campaign runs. With Mouser as our distribution partner, AUTEUR moves through the same warehouses and shipping network that serve engineers worldwide.
- RoleDistribution
- HeadquartersMansfield, Texas
- Parent ofCrowd Supply, since 2018
- Part ofTTI, a Berkshire Hathaway company
- Websitemouser.com
Why it matters
The hard part of hardware isn't the prototype. It's everything after: building hundreds of identical units, then getting each one to the right door.
We chose partners who already do both. Soldered builds the electronics. Mouser moves them. That leaves us free to focus on what makes AUTEUR worth owning: the keyboard, the typography, and the software you write in.
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