QPaRTS QuickUse Part Request and Tracking System

Many companies are challenged by the complexity of board system library parts management, the increased design cycle time and product costs encountered due to inconsistent quality of library data, and time spent to overcome poor communication between engineering and the library development team. Electronic part views, including logic symbols, simulation models, and physical geometries, that are used during product development in many Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools must be consistently created to a rigid specification. When the EDA tools are launched on a design and find invalid references to library part data or missing properties, design activities will stall until the problems are corrected. The repetitive nature of rechecking and fixing individual parts creates a bottleneck in library throughput and adds significantly to design cycle time.

Mentor Graphics has combined its expertise in library management methodology with the new QuickUse Part Request and Tracking System, or QPaRTS, to employ solutions that enable library management teams to follow robust correct-by-construction processes for library part life-cycle management, from part request to part obsolesence. QPaRTS interfaces with Mentor Graphics design and library management tools to yield high-quality parts that are proven to function properly before release for engineering use. Automated process measurement facilities enable managers to track volume, cycle time, defect rates, and other metrics in order to continuously improve the overall process. QPaRTS enables designers to monitor the status of library part development and receive immediate notification when parts are complete.