Altium has announced that a range of board-level IC components from USB chipset specialist Future Technology Devices International (FTDI Chip) is available for its electronics design software, Altium Designer, through the AltiumLive portal.
Electronics designers using Altium Designer will have access to new components that include FTDI Chip devices for design of USB interfaces.
The devices are available through Altium’s ‘Hobart Vault’, the firm's managed component repository of ready-to-use design elements accessible through the AltiumLive portal.
“Altium is moving into a new model of industry partnerships to provide third party libraries, templates, reference designs and other ready-to-use IP for our Altium Designer users," said Rowland Washington for Altium.
"I believe this close collaboration between Altium and parts manufacturers produces design IP that our customers can trust ‘out-of-the-box’, and adds significant value to being a member of the Altium design community," said Washington.
The firm's have collaborated on a set of board-level components for FTDI Chip's current IC catalogue that is ready to use within Altium Designer software tools.
All components in the FTDI Chip product families include models for schematic symbol and PCB component with 3D body information.
“As a long term advocate of Altium design software, we are delighted that this partnership will allow our customers to easily access and re-use quality models for our devices in their design process,” said Fred Dart, founder and CEO of FTDI Chip.
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