Synthelyzer® — reliability analysis software in your ECAD tool

Electronics reliability software inside Altium, OrCAD or Siemens Xpedition: schematic checks, component derating and MTBF prediction, in real time.

Choosing Synthelyzer®

Who should evaluate Synthelyzer?: Electronics designers who want to review component stress, schematic rules and assembly reliability while working in their ECAD environment. Synthelyzer brings these checks into the schematic workflow and supplies design data to other BQR tools. The plug-in is deployed on premises in the ECAD workflow.
What should you prepare?: Your ECAD tool and version, a schematic and BOM, the operating environment, and the checks you need: derating, schematic review, MTBF or PCB-level FMEA. Use these to define the scope of an evaluation.
What can you review?: Component overstress findings, schematic rule violations, estimated assembly MTBF and initial FMEA data. Check how each result connects to the component or design revision your team needs to change.

Stress analysis: Performs automated part stress analysis for every component, complying with international standards.
ECAD tool integration: Integrates seamlessly with Altium, OrCAD and Siemens Xpedition for in-workflow analysis.
Schematic traceability: Maintains full traceability between schematic revisions and reliability analyses.
MTBF prediction: Quick MTBF prediction for Telcordia and MIL-HDBK-217 F2.
Thermal mapping: Generates stress and thermal metrics that feed directly into thermal analysis tools and fiXtress®.
Schematic review: Advanced logical schematic review including user-customizable rules.
EOS: Identifies electrical overstress and suggests component specs to reduce field failure risk.
AI components library: An AI-based component library with parameter auto-complete.
PCB-level FMEA: Provides an initial FMEA at PCB level.

Part Stress Analysis: Component derating directly on the schematic.
Schematic Rule Check (SRC): Advanced schematic rules engine with patented user custom rules.
MTBF Estimator: Quick assembly-level prediction (MIL-HDBK-217F N2, Telcordia SR-332).
FMEA: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis at PCB level — identify circuit functions and failure modes.

Environment & mission profiles: Aligned with reliability standards for stress and MTBF assumptions.
Detailed component derating: Accounting for temperature, operational stresses and specific derating guidelines per component type; complies with ECSS and other standards.
Advanced schematic review: Customizable logical rules engine, accounting for net names, pin types and more.

Design efficiency: Automates stress derating to save engineering time and reduce human error; embeds analysis within ECAD tools to accelerate design-verification cycles; improves layout efficiency by identifying oversized or redundant components early.
Cost optimization: Highlights overdesigned or overweight components and suggests cost-effective alternatives, supporting intelligent component substitution without compromising reliability.
Reliability & performance: Detects overstressed components early to prevent field failures and reduce rework; balances compact design with thermal safety margins through actionable recommendations.
Traceability & verification: Links every analysis to the latest schematic for full traceability and validation.
Physical optimization: Reduces PCB weight by identifying components contributing to excess mass, and solves density challenges by optimizing component selection for space and thermal efficiency.

Data extraction: Synthelyzer® reads schematic and BOM data directly from ECAD tools.
Stress & thermal analysis: Perform full component derating analysis and schematic review.
Reliability evaluation: MTBF, derating compliance and FMECA links are generated automatically.
Design feedback: Results and recommendations are synchronized back to ECAD for real-time design improvement.

CircuitHawk®: Precise circuit simulation.
fiXtress®: Performs system-level derating analysis and MTBF prediction.
CARE® Suite: Consolidates RAMS results (FMEA, FTA, RBD, MTTR) for system-level decision support.
Together, these tools provide a digital-twin reliability workflow from schematic to system safety and reliability.

Overstress flags with quantitative margins (%) and recommended corrective actions for each component.
List of schematic rule violations by severity.
Estimated assembly MTBF with a Pareto of top reliability contributors.
FMEA seed worksheet exported to CARE®.

Prepare for early design reviews to catch problems before layout.
Supplier design assurance and incoming design reviews for OEM / ODM collaborations.
Compliance preparation for ECSS, MIL-STD-1547 and corporate derating policies.
Cost and weight optimization by identifying over-specified components without sacrificing reliability.
Onboarding and training aid for new engineers; codify company knowledge as verifiable rules.

How do Synthelyzer and fiXtress work together?: Synthelyzer works inside ECAD to extract design data and perform schematic-stage reliability checks. fiXtress uses design and component data for system-level derating, thermal estimation and MTBF prediction across boards.
Which ECAD installation should be used for an evaluation?: BQR lists integrations with Altium Designer, OrCAD/Cadence and Siemens Xpedition. Include your exact ECAD version and required analysis modules so the evaluation can confirm the installation and workflow your team will use.
What is the next step before licensing?: Discuss your ECAD environment, intended users and required outputs with BQR. Ask to walk through a representative design, from data extraction to findings and design feedback, before choosing the module and license scope.