CAPS Universe Electronic Components Database

IHS CAPS Universe is the exciting, next generation product to advance the industry-leading IHS Parts Universe electronic component information management line of products. CAPS Universe provides the information engineers need to make product design, sourcing, compliance and obsolescence management decisions earlier in the design cycle and in less time.

CAPS Universe includes over 100 million electronic, electro-mechanical and fasteners parts from more than 1300 worldwide manufacturers (with 500+ regularly updated and current) classified in more than 400 categories to make finding the right part far more efficient than searching multiple sources.

Updated daily to ensure currency and normalized to enable thorough searching and cross-referencing across manufacturers, CAPS Universe includes:

• Comprehensive technical and performance attributes 
• Life cycle and End of Life forecasts 
• Hazardous substance content 
• Form-Fit-Function replacements 
• Datasheets 
• Change Notices 
• Counterfeit Alerts

With CAPS Universe, you will be able to:

Find and Compare Parts More Effectively
Flexible searching by part number, type, manufacturer or attribute makes it possible to find the right parts for a new design. You can compare electronic component details from several suppliers side-by-side to identify a replacement quickly.

Avoid Obsolescence, Compliance and Counterfeit Risks
With CAPS Universe, you can design in sustainability and compliance from the start and avoid costly shortages, penalties, or re-designs. CAPS Universe uses proprietary tools to generate accurate life cycle and end-of-life forecasts for more than 50 types of components.
When designing green products, CAPS Universe enables engineers to find the parts and documentation to comply with environmental regulations around the world.

Who Uses CAPS Universe:

• Design engineers, component engineers, quality and test engineers 
• Procurement professionals 
• Sales & marketing professionals

Because CAPS Universe is accessible enterprise-wide, everyone can access consistent, up-to-date information to make better decisions from the initial design thru production and the service life of the product.

Environmental regulations around the world are challenging product development, manufacturing and long-term product support obligations.

Effective design, production and sustainability demands that people throughout the organization have up-to-date compliance and substance information to develop successful products for regulated markets.

Without jumping from one web site to another, CAPS Universe helps you find environmental compliance information along with technical and sourcing information in a single managed resource.

CAPS Universe provides access to a full range of data and documentation including:

Environmental Compliance Attributes

• Lead free status yes/no 
• EU RoHS compliance and exemptions 
• Hazardous substance weight and ppm 
• REACH substance of very high concern (SVHC) 
• Moisture sensitivity level, peak reflow temperature 
• JESD-97 manufacturing data 
• China RoHS and environmentally friendly use period 
• RoHS-compliant replacements
• Conflict minerals data and documentation

Documents

• RoHS certificate of compliance 
• REACH SVHC material disclosure 
• IPC-1752 reports 
• IHS Interpreted Full Material Disclosure Sheets 
• Material declaration data sheets

And, as more countries adopt regulations and current rules evolve, CAPS Universe environmental compliance data will continue to expand.

Learn how IHS CAPS Universe is the latest product release to build upon the industry-leading Environmental Compliance capabilities of IHS Parts Universe.
 

Obsolescence risks affect every system but are particularly acute for electronics, due to the rapid development of semiconductor technology and the discontinuance of parts due to business and environmental considerations.

CAPS Universe provides the information you need to recognize risks as soon as possible to avoid interrupting production, unplanned product redesigns or costly last-time buys.

CAPS Universe provides up-to-date electronic component status information such as:

• Current availability 
• Lifecycle stage 
• Years to end of life forecast 
• Last time buy date

With CAPS Universe you will be able to:

• Select components that are early in their life cycles to improve sustainability planning 
• Track specifications and updates over a product’s life to assure compliance when updating or upgrading systems 
• Identify technology advances that can affect designs, sources or program costs 
• Avoid last-minute purchases from non-approved suppliers 
• Improve sustainability planning with in-depth component and supplier health analysis 
• Streamline sustainability operations by eliminating duplicate components or redundant suppliers 
• Reduce the risk of sourcing counterfeits from non-approved suppliers

Learn how IHS CAPS Universe is the latest product release to build upon the industry-leading Obsolescence Management capabilities of IHS Parts Universe.

There is no substitute for early awareness and effective resolution processes that provide up-to-date supplier and component intelligence.

Managing components and suppliers is more critical than ever as obsolescence, counterfeit and non-compliance risks continue to grow. An effective product management system will enable organizations to increase the pace of new product introductions, avoid costly production interruptions or product redesigns and improve sustainability over extended service lives.

IHS provides the tools to build a competitive advantage by:

• Avoiding shortages of critical components to meet production and revenue targets 
• Identifying at-risk suppliers and technology throughout the entire product cycle 
• Managing component obsolescence and compliance 
• Eliminating redundant components, suppliers and excess inventories 
• Mitigating counterfeit electronic component risks
• Identifying technology advances that can affect designs, sources, or margins

Learn how IHS CAPS Universe is the latest product release to build upon the industry-leading Supply Chain Management capabilities of IHS Parts Universe.

To understand how you will benefit using CAPS Universe, we encourage you to watch our demo and download our PDF brochure.

• View the Electronic Components Database flash demo
• Download the CAPS Universe PDF brochure