Component libraries covering STMicroelectronics and
Microchip are the first in a range to be released by the two
companies, speeding up time-to-market for new
designs
SINGAPORE, Sept. 9, 2011
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- RS Components (RS)
the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and
maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents
plc(LSE:ECM), and Accelerated Designs today announced the
introduction of a new series of component libraries to provide
customers with schematic symbols and Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
footprints for an extensive range of products from
STMicroelectronics and Microchip Technology.
Thousands of PCB footprints and
schematic symbols are available for free download in a
vendor-neutral format from the RS online DesignSpark electronics
design community and resource centre, and can be exported to
virtually any EDA and CAD/CAE system using Accelerated Designs'
Ultra Librarian (UL) translator software, thus saving the design
engineer valuable time and effort in the CAD design process.
The UL Reader also supports the free DesignSpark PCB design tool
from RS that offers powerful schematic capture and PCB layout
software.
Martin Keenan, Programme Manager for
DesignSpark PCB at RS Components, said, "RS is committed to
supporting the needs of electronics design engineers and to
removing barriers to innovation. Engineers today spend a
considerable amount of time creating symbols and footprints for
their particular CAD suite. Accelerated Designs' free UL Reader
simplifies this process and helps speed up the 'Find, Design and
Buy' activities of our Electronics customers."
"Making our free Ultra Librarian
software available through the RS online DesignSpark resource
centre means that our customers can easily access all of the
critical data they need to begin the CAD design process. This
collaboration will help accelerate time to market for their
products," commented Frank Frank, President of Accelerated
Designs.
The free Ultra Librarian software,
including footprints and symbols, is available now for download
at:www.designspark.com. Bill
of Materials (BOM) reports can be generated and prices quoted using
the free Online Quotes tool from RS.
ABOUT RS
COMPONENTS
RS Components is the world's leading
high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products
serving 1.6 million customers worldwide. Through operations in 32
countries and 17 warehouses, the Group distributes 550,000 products
ranging from semiconductors and optoelectronics to power tools and
protective clothing. The product and service portfolio supports the
entire product lifecycle from R&D through pre-production to
maintenance and repair, shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the
same day the orders are received.
RS Components and Allied Electronics
are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc. The Group is
listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year
to 31 March 2011 had revenues of GBP1.18bn. For more
information, please visit the website at www.rs-components.com.
ABOUT ACCELERATED
DESIGNS
Accelerated Designs is a privately
held company located it Huntsville, Alabama. It provides integrated
circuit vendors, electronic manufacturers and electronic engineers
with a one-stop source of data for all computer-aided design (CAD),
simulation, 3D models and other engineering data in a form that
allows them to customize the data to meet their own company
requirements and the requirements of their customers. Its
industrial-sized library tool, Ultra Librarian, and an existing
library of 1,500,000 electronic design automation CAD parts can be
ported to popular EDA CAD tools. Additional company information is
available athttp://www.accelerated-designs.com.
Further information is available via
these links:
Twitter: @RSElectronics;
@alliedelec; @designsparkRS
Tweet: RS Components
Hashtags: #ecommerce #electronics
RS Components on
Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components
Electrocomponents plc www.electrocomponents.com
RS Components www.rs-components.com
DesignSpark http://www.designspark.com
Media Contacts: RS
Components
Tan Soo Chun
Public Relations Manager - Asia Pacific
Tel: +65-6391-5745
Email: [email protected]
SOURCE RS Components