Manchester Electronics Consultancy Joins Microchip's Global Design Partner Programme BD Prototypes, the Manchester-based electronics design and prototyping consultancy, has been accepted into Microchip Technology's Global Design Partner Programme as an Authorised Design Partner. The accreditation places BD Prototypes inside a worldwide network of vetted third-party design houses that Microchip's customers are directed to when they need external hardware, firmware or full turn

BD Prototypes is now listed as a DigiKey Design Services Provider, joining the global distributor's Design & Integration Services network. DigiKey is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components. Engineers and product companies that start a project there — sourcing parts, using the PCB Builder, working through reference designs — are also pointed toward vetted design houses when they need engineering capability rather than just components. BD Prototypes no