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OCTOBER 2022 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 77 design process will improve first-pass success rates because their use will greatly reduce the risks to successful product delivery caused by time delays and human error that accumulate throughout the product creation process. No more searching for model content. No more fixing data integrity errors from a third-party model. No more misinterpreting the numbers in DC and AC switching characteristic tables because it was difficult to decode the naming conventions used by a given component man- ufacturer. As the electronics industr y continues to embrace the transformation of component data into industr y-standard-based digital twins, it will unblock and unleash the innova- tion process as the connection between OEM and the component ecosystem they rely on goes from handshakes based on PDF files to high-bandwidth, intelligent links composed of digital part model threads. Component suppliers will play a critical role in this digital transformation because the data sourced in the part model XML files of tomor- row are presently sourced using static PDF files. Many component suppliers are already shiing to part model representations of their parts. Others will follow as more tools are ditional "analog" components are becoming more "digital"—adding programmability, state machines, and other advanced features that are beyond the capabilities of existing ana- log design tools. Conquering this complexity quickly is essential to maintain the innovator's edge. Armed with part model digital twins, innovation is more readily facilitated and extended. A digital thread is a communications frame- work that allows a connected data flow and an integrated view of product data throughout its lifecycle—spanning ideation, realization, and utilization. e digital twin is an essential element of the digital thread, connecting the virtual and physical worlds across the value chain of product, production, and perfor- mance. As outlined in Figure 2, at every stage of product creation the part model digital twin will deliver derived value directly to the tools used at each step. In action, part models will enable and empower engineers with greater strategic decision capacity at every point in the design process. eir use will streamline the design process by shortening dependen- cies, because critical information and model content can be derived from the part model. Most importantly, part models powering the Figure 2: Component digital thread derived value.