Better Component Data, Easier Decisions
Giving design engineers, library managers, and procurement teams the component intelligence they need, where they need it.
Why OrCAD X CIP
Two situations most PCB teams recognize.
1. Part Selection without Supply Chain Insight
A design engineer selects a component during schematic capture. The part meets the electrical specification. Six weeks later, procurement returns the BOM. The part has a 52-week lead time, and since it is sole-sourced there is no easy alternative. The information that would have changed the selection was available. It just wasn’t in the design environment where the decision was made.
2. The NPI Bottleneck
A library manager receives a request to add 30 new parts before the design team can proceed. Each part requires manual datasheet lookup, parametric entry, symbol and footprint verification, and database upload. Three days later, the parts are ready. By then, the engineer has already pulled ungoverned parts from a distributor website.
OrCAD X CIP addresses both situations. It connects the governed component database to the design environment, delivers real-time distributor and supply chain data to the point of selection, and accelerates new part introduction, making the governed library faster to use than the alternative.
Who Uses OrCAD X CIP
Design Engineers search, evaluate, and place components from a governed database inside OrCAD X Capture with real-time pricing, stock levels, lead times, and lifecycle data visible at selection, without leaving the design tool.
Library Managers and CAD Librarians introduce new parts, maintain parametric data, and manage database integrity through an integrated interface connected directly to distributor data, eliminating manual entry and keeping the library current.
Engineering Managers and Teams analyze supply chain and compliance risk across the full component database or specific BOMs, and identify every design affected by a lifecycle change or sourcing constraint before procurement discovers it.
OrCAD X CIP Benefits
- Governed Components Ready to Place: Every component in the database arrives with electrical data, sourcing information, compliance status, and approved alternates already attached. No manual lookup required before placing a part.
- Accelerated New Part Introduction: Search distributor databases, preview symbols and footprints, and add verified parts to the CIS database without leaving OrCAD X. A 5,000-part starter library with predefined schema is included.
- Real-Time Distributor Integration: Pricing, stock levels, and lead times from DigiKey, Mouser, Arrow, Farnell, and Newark, accessible at the moment of component selection.
- Supply Chain and Compliance Analysis: Lifecycle status, predicted EOL, RoHS, REACH, country of origin, and tariff classification across 300 million parts, powered by SiliconExpert, visible at selection and across the full database.
- Where-Used Analysis: Identify every design affected by a component lifecycle change or sourcing constraint immediately, before the impact reaches procurement.
- Temporary Part Process: Keep designs moving while new parts are introduced, without blocking the design team on library completion.
- Ultra Librarian Integration: Access over 16 million verified symbols, footprints, and 3D models directly within CIP. Automatically link pre-built, matched component models to new database parts without manual creation or separate downloads.
Watch this overview of OrCAD X CIP – Component Information Portal.
Why Engineering Teams Choose OrCAD X CIP
- Governed component data is accessible to every engineer across every design from a single database
- New part introduction without manual datasheet entry or external tools
- Real-time distributor data from major authorized sources inside OrCAD X
- Supply chain and compliance risk analysis across the full database or specific BOMs
- Where-used analysis to assess the impact of any component change across the design portfolio
- Temporary part process to keep designs moving while the library catches up
Request a Personalized OrCAD X CIP Demonstration
Whether your team needs faster library population, better component selection data, or supply chain compliance visibility across active designs, OrCAD X CIP addresses the problem at the source. Request a demo and walk through a real workflow with one of our application engineers.
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