PartQuest

PartQuest Design Enablement

From the moment engineers discover an electronic component, the PartQuest Design Enablement environment enables them to explore technical fit, value and design suitability, creating a seamless, data-rich workflow that accelerates time to market and deepens end-customer engagement.

An engineer using PartQuest Design Enablement.

Why PartQuest Design Enablement?

Connect early component discovery with downstream design and manufacturing workflow in one seamless journey. Enable engineers to explore, validate and integrate components faster, while giving you (the component manufacturer) deeper engagement insights.

  • Accelerate time to market with connected workflows from discovery to design
  • Reduce design-in errors using interactive simulations, electronic computer-aided design (ECAD)-ready assets and supply intelligence
  • Engage engineers earlier, turning every visit into a qualified opportunity
Featured capabilities

Streamline engagement and accelerate design success

Enable interactive design exploration

Give engineers instant access to interactive simulations, smart datasheets and virtual reference designs directly on the component manufacturer’s website, helping validate technical fit before ECAD.

An engineer using PartQuest Design Enablement.

Deliver ECAD-ready design assets

Provide downloadable schematics, printed circuit board (PCB) layouts, symbols, footprints, 3D models and simulation models in ready-to-use formats for seamless transfer into Xpedition or other supported ECAD tools.

An engineer working on a rigid-flex PCB design using Xpedition Standard.

Integrate supply chain intelligence

Embed real-time availability, sourcing options and bill of materials (BOM) intelligence to help engineers make confident part choices while reducing redesign risk.

PartQuest Design Enablement Bill of Materials view.
PartQuest Design Enablement represents a meaningful evolution in how we connect with and support the engineering community. Collaborating with Siemens on this initiative allows us to deliver a complete, intuitive customer experience that reflects how modern engineering teams operate. The collaboration demonstrates Microchip’s core strategy of delivering total system solutions by working closely with industry leaders to develop and improve embedded ecosystems.
Rich Simoncic, Chief Operating Officer , Microchip Technologies

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