Sunstone Circuits® Now Offered as a Preferred PCB Fabricator in CadSoft EAGLE PCB Design Software for US Engineers

Mulino, OR – September 11, 2012 – Sunstone Circuits^® , the leading printed circuit board (PCB) prototype solutions provider, is now being offered as a PCB fabrication service through CadSoft EAGLE PCB Design Software. CadSoft Computer, part of the Premier Farnell group of companies, has released an extended version of the PCB services ULP for EAGLE users.

From the EAGLE software, a user may now click on the ‘PCB services’ button and the software connects the user to the PCB services landing page on element14. Depending on the EAGLE user’s location, the page displays the appropriate local service partner. Additionally, users in the United States can now select Sunstone Circuits as their preferred prototype PCB fabricator. After selecting the prototyping partner, customers can individualize their quote request. EAGLE then transfers the design data automatically to the online quoting engine. The user confirms the order details and within 24 hours the prototype can be delivered.

“For 40 years, Sunstone Circuits has been committed to meeting the needs of our customers by providing the most comprehensive and efficient PCB prototyping process in the industry, ” said Sunstone’s President and CEO, Terry Heilman. “Now, in addition to our presence on the element14 Knode, Sunstone is reaching customers through the EAGLE software. This new offering is just one more way that Sunstone Circuits can help the design engineer streamline and simplify the design cycle from quote to delivery.”

The new PCB prototyping ULP can be downloaded from the CadSoft website: http://www.cadsoftusa.com/downloads/ulps. The ULP works for EAGLE version 5.10 and higher.

About Sunstone Circuits^®

Sunstone Circuits^® is the established leader in providing innovative and reliable printed circuit board (PCB) solutions for the electronic design industry. With 40 years of experience in delivering high quality, on-time PCB prototypes, Sunstone Circuits is committed to improving the prototyping process for the design engineer from quote to delivery. With “live” on-site customer support every day of the year (24/7/365), Sunstone Circuits provides unparalleled customer service and leads the industry with an on-time delivery rate of over 99%. For more information about Sunstone's innovative PCB solutions, or to learn more about the online quote and ordering process, please visit www.Sunstone.com

Trademarks: PCBexpress^®, ValueProto^®, PCB123^®, Q2D^®, and the Circuit Design ECOsystem^SM are trademarked by Sunstone Circuits.