LiveBOM For PCB123

Sunstone Launches LiveBOM For PCB123

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Sunstone Circuits, the Mulino,Oregon-based PCBprototypesolutions provider, today makesavailable LiveBOM, aninteractivebill of materials functionality,within PCB123 designsoftware.

LiveBOM provides designers with real-timepricing,availabilityandtechnical part information from boardlevelcomponentdistributor,Digi-Key. Within the product suite,LiveBOMalso tracksthe rolledup per-board pricing and quantity foreachdesign basedon the partnumber--either Digi-Key'soranothermanufacturer's--provided bythe designer.

"Part of being the easiest PCB solutions provider todobusinesswithis giving our customers the tools tomeettheirdevelopmentalbudgets," said Sunstone'sCEOTerryHeilman. "Partnering withDigi-Key to launchLiveBOMgivescustomers a more efficient andaccurate way tomakecomponentpurchasing decisions, which is themost expensive partoftheprototype manufacturing process."

"By making Digi-Key parts information directlyavailabletoSunstone'sPCB123 designers, we're serving our sharedcustomerbasebyinfluencing smart design decisions andincreasingproductivityandmanufacturability," said Digi-KeyPresident MarkLarson.

"We know that PCB designers typically designwithapartscatalog--either hard copy or electronic--open astheywork,"Larsoncontinued.  "A design tool that treatspartsasintegrally asit treats traces and vias increasesdesignefficiencyand is amajorbenefittocustomers."

PCB123isafree-distribution, industrial-grade PCBdesigntool.Itsfunctionality combines schematiccreation,synchronizedlayout,3D-board preview features andnowincludesLiveBOM,Bill-of-Materials-driven board design. Afreedownloadisavailable here.

"With the current state of the industry, it isimperativethatwecollaborate to maximize productivity and ensureourviabilityandlongevity," added Heilman. "Our partnershipwithDigi-Key isyetanother example of the relationships we arebuildingto enhancetheSunstone ECOsystem Design Environment and givePCB123usersthebest experience possible."

Sunstone ECOsystem ProvidingBest-inClassDesignOptions

Breaking down barriers in the PCB industry,theSunstoneECOsystemDesign EnvironmentSM improves the PCBprototypingprocessfordesigners from concept-to-delivery byintegrating thefourdiscretesegments of PCBprototyping:

• Knowledge-PCBdesigner expertise;
• Tools-Designpackages and software;
• LibrariesandParts- Sourcing and tracking ofPCBcomponentsand; 
• Manufacturing-PCBmanufacturing capability andexpertise.
  

WiththeadditionofLiveBOM, the Sunstone ECOsystem has expandeditslibraries andpartsofferings and PCB123's capabilities,furtherstreamlining thePCBdesign process that translates intomoreefficientmanufacturing andassembly downstream.

About Digi-Key Corporation
 
One of the world's fastestgrowingdistributorsofelectronic components, Digi-Key has earneditsreputation asanindustry leader through its total commitmenttoserviceandperformance. As a full-service providerofbothprototype/designand production quantities ofelectroniccomponents,Digi-Key hasbeen ranked #1 for OverallPerformance for17consecutive yearsfrom among the nation's more than200distributors(EETimes Distribution Study/ August2008).Offering morethan amillion products from nearly 400quality,name-brandmanufacturers,Digi-Key's commitment to inventoryisunparalleled.Access to thecompany's broad product offeringisavailable 24/7atwww.digikey.com.








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