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Sunstone Circuits and Altium Collaborate to Improve PCB Design for Manufacture Process



19 March 2008




Sunstone Circuits (Sunstone) announces that it has posted a factory certified Design For Manufacture (DFM) Add-On that implements the company’s manufacturing capabilities interactively inside Altium Designer. The new download extends Sunstone’s line of DFM Add-Ons developed to help customers reduce time and costs within the entire PCB design and manufacture environment, the company said.

“The Sunstone ECOsystem was created to break down barriers and relieve pain points through every step of the PCB prototype design, manufacture and assembly process,」 said Terry Heilman, CEO of Sunstone Circuits. “Sunstone’s support of world-class design environments such as Altium Designer is just another critical step we are taking to improve efficiencies across the industry and directly better our customer’s experience.」

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DFM Add-On Breaks Down Barriers Between PCB Design and Manufacturing

Mulino, Ore. – Sunstone Circuits (Sunstone), the Mulino, Ore.-based printed circuit board (PCB) prototype solutions provider, posted today a free factory certified Design For Manufacture (DFM) Add-On that implements Sunstone’s manufacturing capabilities interactively inside Altium Designer. The new download extends Sunstone’s line of DFM Add-Ons developed to help customers reduce time and costs within the entire PCB design and manufacture environment.

“The Sunstone ECOsystem was created to break down barriers and relieve pain points through every step of the PCB prototype design, manufacture and assembly process,」 said Terry Heilman, CEO of Sunstone Circuits. “Sunstone’s support of world-class design environments such as Altium Designer is just another critical step we are taking to improve efficiencies across the industry and directly better our customer’s experience.」

Benefits to users of the DFM Add-On include:

Reduced costs - helps eliminate design errors early in the design process, minimizing the need for more turns and costly corrections later.
Reduced time - design a PCB more quickly by utilizing an existing rule deck instead of users creating their own.
Process simplification – relieve pain points in the design process by following a factory certified rule deck every step of the way.
“Taking a board to manufacturing can be a daunting task for engineers of any experience level, from simple double sided layouts to complex multi-layer monsters,」 said Jason Hingston, associate director of board implementation at Altium. “These new DFM rule sets from Sunstone make ease of manufacturing an integral part of the design process from the beginning, rather than a potentially costly iteration at the end of the design phase. For Altium, this is a useful extension to our unified solution to electronics design, which embraces hardware, software and programmable hardware in a single design environment, and allows electronics designers to go from concepts and capture through to layout, test and deployment.」

“Historically, end users often needed to produce their own interpretation of the fabrication rules, which is a cumbersome process that often leads to errors in the design process downstream,」 said Matt Stevenson, Sunstone Quality Assurance Manager. “The longer it takes to find a mistake, the more expensive it is to fix while adding unnecessary time to the design process.」

Sunstone’s DFM Add-On for Altium Designer can be downloaded from Sunstone’s website at http://www.sunstone.com/pcb-resources/Downloads.aspx.

Best-in-Class Design Options for All PCB Designers

As a part of the Sunstone ECOsystem, which was created to break down barriers in the PCB industry and provide customers with the best possible support and tools, DFM Add-Ons help bring a seamless design flow to design and assembly services. The ECOsystem represents a strategic resource that will consolidate and improve the PCB prototyping process for designers from concept-to-delivery by integrating the four discrete segments of PCB prototyping:

Knowledge – PCB designer expertise
Tools – design packages and software
Libraries and Parts – Sourcing and tracking of PCB components
Manufacturing – PCB manufacturing capability and expertise

About Sunstone Circuits

Based in Mulino, Ore, Sunstone Circuits is a printed circuit board (PCB) solutions provider with a fabrication facility for prototyping and quickturn manufacturing. With more than 35 years of experience in delivering quality, on-time printed circuit boards (PCBs) for the quickturn and prototype markets, Sunstone Circuits is dedicated to improving the PCB prototyping process from quote to delivery (Q2D?) and providing its customers with support 24/7/365. Sunstone Circuits’ online services are available at http://www.sunstone.com/,

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Sunstone Circuits Releases PCB123? Version 3.0
Monday, November 26, 2007|Sunstone Circuits


Sunstone Circuits (Sunstone), the Mulino, Ore.-based printed circuit board (PCB) solutions provider, has released PCB123? version 3.0 - the next generation of its complete circuit board design solution for the electronics design industry. As with all previous versions, PCB123 remains free.

“PCB123 3.0 provides the additional design capabilities that PCB designers have been seeking,」 said Terry Heilman, CEO of Sunstone Circuits. “We’re offering powerful, industrial-grade PCB design software to all PCB designers at any level of expertise and on any budget.」

PCB123 version 3.0 enhancements include:

- Real-time, bi-directional views of layout and schematic
- Full customization via the new PCB 123? Software Development Kit
- Dynamic bill of materials (BOM) generated and updated as the user designs
- 3D design fly through’ viewing features
- More fabrication options and services

“It’s our intent to deliver a world-class, easy-to-use PCB design environment that rivals the powerful tool suites and is freely accessible to everyone,」 Keith Ackerman, PCB123 software architect.

World Class Design Options for All Users

As a part of the Sunstone ECOsystem, PCB123 version 3.0 brings a seamless design flow to design and assembly services. The Sunstone ECOsystem is a strategic resource that will consolidate and improve the PCB prototyping process for designers from concept-to-delivery. The ECOsystem integrates the four discrete segments of PCB prototyping:

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With PCB123 version 3.0 and the Sunstone ECOsystem, designers can produce working prototypes in shorter times, fewer turns, and with better access to PCB manufacturing services. Designers benefit from lower costs and fewer pain points throughout the entire design and manufacture process.

To learn more about PCB123 version 3.0 and to download a free copy, visit www.sunstone.com/PCB123.aspx.

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Altium to Accelerate Software Exports to China
Tuesday, July 29, 2008|Altium


Australian electronics design solutions company Altium has announced significant investments in China which will accelerate the migration of users to Altium’s latest-generation electronics design tool and boost the teaching of unified electronics engineering in Chinese universities.

The new investments are an amnesty for users of unlicensed Altium software; sponsored programs; and special pricing, inclusive training and electronics engineering centres of excellence in selected Chinese universities.

The Chinese government’s national policy to accelerate Chinese innovation and support the protection of intellectual property, and the estimated 300,000 users of Altium’s software in China, create a strong opportunity for Altium to grow its export revenue even further (currently 96% of Altium’s sales are from outside Australia).

“Altium believes China can become a worldwide electronics design power house, in consumer and industrial electronics,」 said Emma Lo Russo, Altium’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “The Chinese government’s national commitment to move from made in China’ to design in China’ supports innovation from universities through to business. And China’s electronics designers will turn to next-generation electronics design tools that allow innovation to become reality.

“Altium has a huge platform on which to build--73% of Chinese engineers, and 80% of China’s electronics engineering students, use Altium solutions. This provides an enormous opportunity to migrate large numbers of engineers to licensed versions of Altium’s next-generation unified electronics design solution.」

The company believes it can convert a conservative 20% of these users, with the potential to translate into tens of millions of dollars in export sales.

This export success represents new opportunities for Australia’s IT sector worldwide. “Altium boasts a long-standing presence in China that is now starting to deliver real benefits,」 said Christopher Wright, Austrade's Senior Trade Commissioner in Shanghai.

“China's improved IP environment is allowing Altium to increase the transfer of Australian hi-technology expertise to China, and to work in partnership with Chinese businesses and academic institutions to drive innovation in China. It’s a powerful example of how Australian companies can drive growth and be successful in China.

“Altium's success shows that China's rise is not just about growth but also diversification, and demonstrates the potential of China's transition from a manufacturing centre to a global hub of design excellence,」 said Wright.

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