Service Offers Increased Design Review Assistance within Minutes

AURORA, Colo., - (Jun 24, 2003) - Advanced Circuits, the only quick-turn printed circuit board manufacturer with easy, real-time customer service, today announced its FreeDFM.com service can now check designs for boards with up to 10 layers. Advanced Circuits introduced FreeDFM.com, a free web-based design-check for manufacturability service earlier this year.

It is the only free, quick, web-based DFM review service. Prior to submitting boards to manufacturing, engineers upload Gerber files to FreeDFM.com and receive results within minutes, as opposed to days for other review services. This turnaround is critical since Advanced Circuits specializes in the quick production and delivery of printed circuit boards.

Printed circuit boards typically consist of several layers of various materials, each with a unique design and different requirements. Review of each layer is critical before a board can be manufactured.

"FreeDFM checks to make sure you have all files and data necessary to build your PCB," says Ron Huston, president, CEO and founder of Advanced Circuits. "This review avoids costly delays by finding mistakes prior to entering the manufacturing process."

About Advanced Circuits

Since 1989, Advanced Circuits is a quick-turn printed circuit board manufacturer that specializes in producing engineering prototypes and production boards. Unlike other quick-turn printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a live representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. In addition, the company offers free design for manufacturability checks, obtaining results within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. With no minimum quantity requirement, Advanced Circuits offers same-day delivery with standard delivery of 3 days. For more information, visit www.4pcb.com., or call us at 800-979-4PCB.