IHS 4DOnline Parts Universe

Parts Universe is an online subscription service that provides access to reliable information on millions of popular electronic components.

Save Time Researching Electronic Components
Are your internet searches for component parts information including parametric details, part status and RoHS compliance falling short? IHS 4DOnline Parts Universe helps companies with part selection, alternate/ equivalent identification, BOM analysis and environmental compliance.

Decision Support for Direct Materials Procurement
Component, design, and manufacturing engineers, as well as procurement and sales/marketing professionals, use Parts Universe to access critical component information, including component alternates, part status, manufacturer datasheets, application notes, timing diagrams, and PCNs.

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Achieve Confident Environmental Compliance
Innaccurate or out-of-date part information can be the root of failed environmental compliance efforts. Accurate, normalized collection of material detail and compliance information is vital to cleansing your starting part information, eliminating indecision, and providing confidence as you monitor your components with the IHS 4DOnline Parts Universe Materials Analysis tool.

Streamline Parts Research
With comprehensive information available from a single source, engineers and purchasing professionals reduce the time they spend researching component information in these ways:

• Eliminate the need for searching multiple catalogs, websites and other sources to find critical information.
• Quickly and easily find replacement parts. Parts Universe enables you to find direct replacements as well as upgrades and/or downgrades.
• Perform comparisons of components. Parts Universe will highlight the technical differences for you.
• Avoid the costly redesign process
• Determine if a specific component presents a risk as a sole source part

Ensure Compliance with Environmental Regulations
Use Parts Universe to find the information you need to ensure that each component meets the latest worldwide environmental regulations and guidelines, including:

• Whether a component is lead-free
• Peak reflow temperature of the component
• Moisture sensitivity level
• JESD-97 code
• Whether or not the component meets RoHS criteria
• Detailed substance concentration and weight data as required by RoHS

Subscription Services Outperform Advertising-Based Internet Searches
Save hours when compared to searching multiple sites on the Internet. Get updated information on thousands of suppliers (even the ones that don't buy advertising messages) from a single, managed source. IHS Parts databases are updated daily. The database contains:

Covers All Board Level Components

• Integrated circuits for both commercial industry and military uses
• Electromechanical devices
• Frequency control devices
• RF/microwave
• Optoelectronics
• Capacitors
• Connectors
• Inductors
• Resistors

• AVLalert
  4DOnline AVLalert meets component lifecycle management challenges head-on by delivering supplier’s availability, technical, and compliance information to your desktop. AVLalert 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.
• Comet
  4DOnline Comet is a web-based application for obsolescence management professionals that rely on current and accurate component information. Featuring advanced tools for monitoring, identifying and resolving component obsolescence Issues, Comet automates obsolescence management by linking information, people, functions, and processes to analyze impacts and risks at the component, assembly, product line and platform levels.
• Parts Universe Material Analysis 
  Parts Universe Materials Analysis expands Parts Universe to include automated Bill of Material (BOM) capabilities for validating and cleansing component data and to quickly identify components that meet environmental and industry regulations.
• BOM Optimizer
  BOM Optimizer delivers advanced BOM management capabilities, including custom reporting, user definable fields and layout, creating custom rules regarding risk.  BOM Optimizer matches component information to your Approved Vendor and Approved Materials Lists (AVL/AML).and features tools to cleanse and validate electrical component part and supplier data.
• Web Services
  Create an xml-based interface to Parts Universe using web services technology. Each interface is designed based on the individual needs of that customer. Interfaces exist for certain packaged software applications. Learn more about 4DOnline Web Services.

Critical Decision Support
Parts Universe spans every industry that creates or utilizes electronic components. It is a valuable resource for distributors, manufacturers and OEMs. Parts Universe helps companies operate more efficiently and gain competitive advantage by providing the information necessary for making critical business decisions.