IHS CAPS Expert

Engineers need data to support their design efforts, build and validate bill-of-materials (BOMs) and manage product lifecycles. CAPS Expert – an industry-leading electronic components database – provides technical information and complete datasets for hundreds of millions of individual electronic components from more than 1800 active manufacturers.

CAPS data comes directly from manufacturer feeds and comprehensive datasheets and is managed by an experienced team of content engineers to maintain quality, currency and consistency of the data.

CAPS Expert will provide you with access to the following information and data via the CAPS Component Database:

• Core part and manufacturer information
• Parametric data
• RoHS/REACH Data
• Replacement parts
• Military data
• Sourcing information
• Lifecycle forecasts
• Datasheets, documents and alerts
• Historical part information

With CAPS Expert, you will be able to:

• Perform parametric, keyword and part number searches
• Easily find and select cross-referenced parts
• Validate component selection, identify alternates, monitor part availability and life-cycle and help ensure compliance (RoHS and REACH)
• Compare attributes with side-by-side comparison of electronic components

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 Expert helps you find environmental compliance information along with technical and sourcing information in a single, managed resource.

CAPS Expert provides access to the following Material Content data and documentation:

• Yes/No compliance indicator for RoHS, RoHS 5 of 6 and REACH
• RoHS exemptions and manufacturing process data, such as MSL and Terminal Plating
• Full disclosure format for material content data (IPC-1752 Class 6), including weight/ppm of all substances in each homogenous material with JIG level and CAS number
• Negative disclosure format for material content data (IPC-1752 Class 4), indicating if part contains JIG A or JIG B substances above MCV level. If above MCV level, includes substance weight, ppm and description of use.
• Certificates of compliance to REACH and RoHS

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 Expert helps you avoid obsolescence problems via its BOM Alert Manager tool. When you validate and update your BOMs with standardized manufacturer names, part numbers and descriptions, you’ll get automatic email notifications if any parts on your BOMs change, including:

• Manufacturer status
• RoHS
• REACH
• Lifecycle
• End of life (EOL)
• Part change notice (PCN)

With these notices, IHS provides the information you need to recognize risks as soon as possible in order to avoid interrupting production, unplanned product redesigns or costly, last-time buys.

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
• Avoiding counterfeit part risks
• Identifying technology advances that can affect designs, sources or margins

To learn more about IHS CAPS Expert, download the CAPS Expert Brochure