<r> Read Senior Editor Laura Carrabine's review of PCB123 version 4.1 here: <URL url="http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/7118/9/Sunstone-Circuits-Improves-PCB123-CAD-Tool.aspx"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.designworldonline.com/articl ... -Tool.aspx">http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/7...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Summer Celebration last month! We are happy to announce the winners of the contest: http://www.sunstone.com/news-resources. 7/15/2011 1:52:37 PM

<r>Paul Burns joins Sunstone Circuits as a proven leader in managing programs within growing technology-oriented businesses. With experience in both sales and marketing, as well as supply chain management, he brings a unique and valuable perspective to his role in creating environments for successfu...

The shortened lead times now correspond with Sunstones quickturn PCB lead times, and join a growing list of CAD tool product features which make the prototyping process even easier and more accurate from project concept to PCB delivery: 1. Data sheet availability, 2. Automated Bill of Materials (BOM...

We are now offering a new CAD conversion service when placing an order for our Full Feature or Quickturn printed circuit boards, saving the design engineer valuable time and effort. With the new native file upload functionality, customers will experience the following benefits: 1. More consistent co...

<r>Sunstone Circuits and Screaming Circuits were recently featured in Editor Bill Wong's blog entry - Building Surface Mount Prototypes. Read the entire article here: <URL url="http://electronicdesign.com/Blogs/BillWongsBlog/tabid/737/entryid/150/Default.aspx"><LINK_TEXT text="http://electronicdesig...

The Circuit Design ECOsystem? has announced a new collaborative eCommerce website that facilitates faster and smarter PCB prototyping and ordering for design engineers. From parts research, to design, to fabrication, to test, design engineers now have the streamlined integration tool they need to ma...

<t>Question: "We are purchasing an industrial oven for PCB baking prior to rework.<br/> Are there any health-related issues regarding exposure to fumes generated during the baking process? Should the oven be vented to the outside?"<br/> R. G. <br/> Answer from Sunstone Circuits: Best practice would ...

<t> Question: "We often need to strip solder splash contamination off gold edge contacts and replate them. Is this considered a repair or a rework? Are there clear definitions for the terms repair and rework?" B. N. Answer from Sunstone Circuits: According to IPC-7711B/7721B Rework, Modification and...

Question: "Our wave solder pot contains lead free solder. Analysis indicates it contains 0.12% lead. The maximum allowed is 0.10% lead. Is there anything we can do to promptly bring the lead concentration into compliance?" E. C. Answer from Sunstone Circuits: The most efficient method to bring the s...