Ithimba lochwepheshe be-Hikelok R & D linikeza amakhasimende uhla oluphelele lwemikhiqizo kusukela ohlelweni lwenqubo kuya ohlelweni lwezinsimbi. Uhlobo ngalunye lwemikhiqizo luqukethe uchungechunge oluningi, olungahlangabezana nezidingo zezimboni ezahlukene. Imikhiqizo ye-Hikelok imboza kusukela ku-1000000psi yokucindezela okuphezulu kakhulu kuya ku-vacuum, kusukela ensimini yesikhala kuya olwandle olujulile, kusukela emandleni endabuko kuya emandleni amasha, kusukela embonini evamile kuya kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ze-semiconductor ezihlanzekile kakhulu. Ulwazi lokusebenza oluphezulu luhlinzeka ngezindlela ezahlukene zokuxhumanisa kusukela ohlelweni lwenqubo kuya ohlelweni lwezinsimbi kanye nezinhlobo eziningi zokuxhumanisa ezihlangabezana nezidingo zokuxhumanisa izinsimbi emhlabeni wonke. Uhlu olubanzi lwemigqa yomkhiqizo lungahlangabezana nezidingo ezahlukene zokuhlanganisa. I-Hikelok inemikhiqizo efanelekile ongakhetha kuyo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yizidingo zesikhala, izimo zokusebenza ezinzima, izindlela zokuxhumanisa eziguquguqukayo, kanye nezidingo zokufaka ezihlukile.
Ngokuthuthuka komphakathi, izidingo zomuntu siqu ziya ngokuya zigqama. Ithimba eliqinile le-R & D le-Hikelok lihlinzeka ngezidingo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso kumakhasimende. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, sihlanganyela ngenkuthalo ku-R & D yezimboni ezintsha, izinqubo ezintsha kanye nemishini emisha, futhi sinikela esixazululweni esiphelele soketshezi.