CARLSBAD, CA -- Altium is making the full range of board-level IC components from Future Technology Devices International available in its electronics design software.

Designers using Altium Designer will now have direct access to new components that include a comprehensive range of FTDI Chip devices to meet their USB connectivity needs.

FTDI Chip specializes in solutions for converting legacy peripherals to the USB connectivity standard. FTDI solutions are a combination of hardware and royalty-free USB drivers, that have been validated with USB host class drivers.

Altium has developed and released a full set of board-level components for FTDI Chip's current IC catalog. All components in the FTDI Chip product families include models for schematic symbol and PCB component with 3D body information.

"Altium is moving into a new model of industry partnerships to provide third party libraries, templates, reference designs and other ready-to-use IP for our Altium Designer users," said Rowland Washington of Altium. "I believe this close collaboration between Altium and parts manufacturers produces design IP that our customers can trust 'out-of-the-box', and adds significant value to being a member of the Altium design community. We are very pleased to have FTDI Chip on board to provide easy access to its elegant USB connectivity solutions for our worldwide user base."

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