A Smarter Way to Search for Electronic Components 

IHS Parts Universe is a strategic tool that helps you:

• Save valuable research time
  Locate parts quickly and eliminate multiple research sources or searching various websites for parts information. IHS maintains partnerships with both customers and manufacturers to ensure Parts Universe contains the most up-to date component information. Spend less time conducting research and more time on your key strategic initiatives.
• Reduce material costs
  Find direct replacements, upgrades or downgrades in a single click. Evaluate alternates parts side-by-side, with the technical differences highlighted, to meet your design requirements and determine if parts in inventory suffice. Understand if a given part is a high risk sole source component. With direct access to analytical predictive lifecycle information and part alert notifications, you can effectively address lifecycle and environmental compliance management challenges.
• Minimize redesign efforts and costs
  Prevent problems before they happen and react quickly when you encounter problems. Streamline the life cycle management process by mapping design and component life expectancy. Mitigate the costs associated with introducing a new part that already exists on your internal AVL/AML. Ensure the right parts are selected the first time and suitable drop-in replacements are found when parts obsolescence issues and supply chain shortages inevitably arise.
• Improve Sales and Market Insight
  Give sales and marketing access to the information they need to examine and evaluate the competition in the marketplace. If you distribute or sell components, link your internal supply chain data with critical detailed component information to efficiently process quotations and bills of materials.

Beyond Parts Universe

Extend the power of Parts Universe by adding Product change notification monitoring, Obsolescence management, and Web services

Product Change Notification Monitoring

PCNalert meets component lifecycle management challenges head-on by delivering supplier’s availability, technical, and compliance information to your desktop. PCNalert provides daily updates on component status information that users can rely on to stay aware of the component and supplier events that can affect products over their lifecycle.

Bill of Material (BOM) Optimization

IHS BOM Manager combines the search power of Parts Universe and extends the capabilities to strategically manage the supply-chain viability of your component and supplier information in your existing AVLs/AMLs (Approved Vendor/Materials list) or BOMs. BOM Manager cleanses and verifies part numbers and manufacturers, integrating transaction data and manufacturer electronic component data.

Online Access to Electronic Component Databases

4DOnline Web Services provides the ability to interface directly to the Parts Universe Electronics Database via xml web calls based on customer-defined requirements. In addition, IHS provides web services interface connections to several software partners including Agile and PTC.

	First Name: Last Name: Email Address: Comments: *This is a two step form	4DOnline Fast Facts Searchable electronics database that provides information on millions of electronic components Access all aspects of critical component information, component alternates, part status, manufacturer documentation, datasheets, PCNs and more Optimize design for engineering and parts sourcing *IHS is not a distributor, manufacturer or reseller of electronic components