Sunstone Circuits® has enhanced their services by offering Slots and Cutouts on their Quickturn service, which offers a fast turnaround on high-quality, 2- to 6-layer printed circuit boards.

Mulino, OR – January 22, 2013 – Sunstone Circuits^®, the leading printed circuit board (PCB) prototype solutions provider, has enhanced their services by offering Slots and Cutouts on their Quickturn service, which offers a fast turnaround on high-quality, 2- to 6-layer printed circuit boards.

With the new option of Slots and Cutouts on any Quickturn order, including multilayers, Sunstone customers will now have even greater confidence in the quality and consistency of their Quickturn PCBs. Design engineers will experience several added benefits from this new service:

• Reduced board design time
• A solution for oddly shaped components
• Great for custom box enclosures
• Enhanced creepage distance and enhanced high voltage control

"Our customers deserve high-quality, innovative PCB solutions that are reliable and help save them time and money on their design projects. We listened to customer feedback we received about Slots and Cutouts and realized that by adding these to our Quickturn service, we could simplify and streamline the design process for our customers,” said Nancy Viter, Director of Manufacturing at Sunstone Circuits. “Adding Slots and Cutouts to the Quickturn PCB online ordering process is just another example of how Sunstone is listening to what our customers are saying in order to deliver products that they need and deserve.”

Specifications of the Slots and Cutouts addition:

• No added charge
• No additional lead time necessary
• Offered only on Sunstone.com
• A total of 4 maximum slots and/or cutouts per order
• Cutouts can be different sizes and shapes
• Minimum Plated Slot width finish size 0.020”
• Non-plated internal cutouts up to 10 inches in diameter allowed

This latest new product offering joins a growing suite of PCB solutions that includes Bundled Assembly, PCB Design Software, ITAR Registration and Stencils, to name a few. With the new Slots and Cutouts addition, Sunstone Circuits is continuing to differentiate themselves as the preferred comprehensive PCB solutions provider within the marketplace.

To learn more about using Slots and Cutouts on Quickturn PCBs, please visit http://www.sunstone.com/products-services/quickturn-proto-boards.aspx for more information.

Sunstone Circuits remains committed to providing the best technical support in the printed circuit board industry. As is true with all Sunstone products, anyone seeking answers or assistance with this new offering can reach live technical support representatives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.

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.