DigiKey, STMicroelectronics, Ultra Librarian provide free, no-license design environment online

DigiKey reported Mar. 19 that it’s developed and launched a free, online, no-license, design platform, eDesignSuite, with help from STMicroelectronics and Ultra Librarian, which is reported to be the world’s largest free CAD library, providing millions of verified symbols, footprints and 3D models to streamline electronic design processes.

Available here, this design platform lets engineers design, simulate, refine and validate projects using ST components, and easily buy what’s on their bill of materials (BOM) from DigiKey.

eDesignSuite also has multi-CAD export capabilities, and provides a unified workflow for power management, signal conditioning, NFC/RFID applications and other design domains. Its end-to-end workflow also helps users efficiently evaluate operating conditions, waveforms and design alternatives, and validate the impact of different components.

“DigiKey is excited to collaborate with ST and Ultra Librarian to bring engineers a unified online tool that accelerates their design process,” says Nick Olson, supplier business development manager at DigiKey. “The deep integration within eDesignSuite gives users advanced BOM verification, enhanced simulation insight, and a direct path from design to purchase, all of which help bring new products to market faster.”

eDesignSuite capabilities include:

• Integrated thermal and electrical simulation support through Simplis/SIMetrix, enabling deeper performance verification and design confidence
• Real-time BOM refinement with live impact analysis, allowing engineers to immediately see how parameter changes affect design choices and performance
• Seamless export of schematics and BOMs to multiple CAD environments, including OrCAD, Altium and Eagle
• Application-specific design support, including power management design, thermal-electrical simulation, signal conditioning and NFC/RFID calculators

“This collaboration with DigiKey and Ultra Librarian extends eDesignSuite from a design tool into a unified design-to-purchase environment,” adds Patrizia Bellitto, SW system tools - appl. manager at STMicroelectronics. “By connecting simulation, component selection, CAD export and purchasing in a single browser-based environment, we’re simplifying the engineer’s journey and making it easier to design with ST technologies.”

Gopu Achath, technology VP at Ultra Librarian, adds, “Ultra Librarian simplifies the path from design to procurement. By integration with STMicroelectronics eDesignSuite, engineers can now seamlessly access component data and upload BOMs to DigiKey, creating a faster and more connected design environment.”