PartMiner Launches Unique Integration with Cadence OrCAD Capture

Cadence OrCAD Capture is integrated with PartMiner. As a long time EDA librarian over the years, I'm always keenly interested when technologies are made available that assist us in efficiently developing components and component data that designers use in the daily schematic capture tasks.

According to Steven Kamin, Group Director for PCB Product Marketing at Cadence, "Electrical engineers face sizeable challenges in selecting components for their designs. The OrCAD Interface from PartMiner provides a unique option for our customers solving this problem by allowing engineers to search for parts from PartMiner's vast database directly from the OrCAD Capture design canvas, resulting in a more efficient development process."

You can read the details about this PartMiner integration by following this link.

I'd like to know a few details from those who have (or are planning on using this new integration).

Take a look at this list:

• How will you work with the Purchasing/Procurement groups to control the data pulled from Digi-Key? Will they have direct access to updating the CIS database? Or, will the Component Engineers do this?
• What processes do you use for engineers to request a new part?
• Do you use special properties in the CIS database to denote a part can be added to a schematic (i.e. how do you denote and control preferred parts)?
• Do you currently connect (static or dynamically) your CIS database with an in-house  ERP/MRP/PLM/PDM system?
• Do you maintain separate "libraries" or CIS databases - one for approved/preferred corporate parts and one that connects to PartMiner for prototype/"what if" analysis?

I look forward to hearing from you! Please comment below.

Jerry GenPart