Plugin synthétiseur ECAD
Plugin de déclassement des composants et de prédiction du MTBF pour un seul PCB
About BQR
BQR Reliability Engineering Ltd. is a reliability and RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) software and consulting company. Our solutions let engineering teams find and fix design issues early; directly inside their ECAD flow and in alignment with CMMS/ERP/PLM/SLM systems for better maintenance; so products are more reliable, maintainable, and cost‑effective before any hardware is built.
Founded in 1989, BQR has evolved from a specialized consulting firm into a global leader in reliability engineering and electronic design optimization. For more than 30 years, we have been empowering engineers to design and maintain more reliable, safer, and more cost‑effective systems across critical industries worldwide.
BQR’s ‘shift‑left’ approach combines automated schematic verification, stress and derating analysis, digital‑twin RAMS modeling, and maintenance optimization into one toolchain. The result is fewer design iterations, faster release cycles, and systems that are easier to support in the field.
BQR products consist of AI, simulation and analysis algorithms, backed by multiple patents that provide powerful, field‑proven solutions for engineers.
Vision & Mission
Vision
Make reliable, maintainable electronics the default by moving reliability engineering to the earliest design stages, leveraging MBSE to standardize models across products and engineering disciplines. At BQR, we envision a future where reliability is a foundational element rather than an afterthought; AI‑driven analysis eliminates costly failures before they occur; engineers can focus on innovation without compromising reliability; and organizations achieve unprecedented product performance and customer satisfaction through optimized maintenance and reliability practices.
Mission
To equip engineers and managers with practical, integrated tools that automate reliability verification, predict performance, and optimize maintenance; transforming reliability from a reactive concern into a proactive competitive advantage so teams can deliver robust products with confidence and speed.
Systems Engineering with
BQR RAMS Software
Modern engineered products are no longer “a box of parts.” They are systems: interacting electrical/electronic hardware, mechanical assemblies, software, people, procedures, and operating environments that together produce behaviors (and risks) that none of the parts exhibit on their own. That’s why RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) must be engineered, not guessed, and addressed early in the lifecycle.
BQR provides an integrated RAMS software portfolio built for systems engineers and program managers who need clear, quantified answers early enough to influence design decisions, verification plans, maintenance concepts, spares, and lifecycle cost.
What “system” means in practical engineering terms:
In real programs, systems engineering must cover the full spectrum:
Electrical & Electronic systems
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Active and passive components, ICs, power electronics, signal chains, connectors, and PCB assemblies
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Chips such as ASICs and FPGAs failure mechanisms to improve fidelity and capture internal failures more accurately
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Stress, derating, and failure propagation effects that determine real mission risk and availability
Mechanical systems
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Bearings, motors, shafts, gearboxes, pumps, fans, structures, housings
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Fatigue, wear, vibration-related degradation, thermal effects, lubrication and corrosion mechanisms
Software & control logic
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Firmware, drivers, operating modes, fault handling logic, diagnostics and built-in tests
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Human–machine interaction, alarm strategies, and recovery actions that affect safety and availability
Human and operational elements
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Operators and maintainers, procedures, training, maintenance errors, and logistics delays
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“Interrupts” and operational events that drive system states and downtime
Environmental & operational stressors
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Temperature, vibration, corrosion, power anomalies, misuse, external events, and maintenance actions
These elements interact nonlinearly, creating failure propagation paths, latent hazards, and availability losses that cannot be understood by component MTBF alone.
BQR’s shift-left RAMS philosophy
BQR is built around a shift-left methodology: extract system structure and engineering data early, then convert it into quantified engineering and management decisions before prototypes, late redesigns, and costly verification cycles.
This supports core systems engineering goals:
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Requirements definition and early allocation
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Early lifecycle risk and hazard analysis (before design freeze)
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Traceability from requirements → design decisions → verification → operational readiness
Shift-left RAMS enables:
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Proactive risk management: solve issues when they are cheaper and easier to fix
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Early verification by modeling: validate reliability/safety assumptions before test hardware exists
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Early interface management: uncover cross-domain failure interactions sooner
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Cost and schedule benefits: reduce late-stage redesign, downtime surprises, and program delays
CARE®: the system-level RAMS engineering backbone
CARE® (Computer Aided Reliability Engineering) is the system-level analytical core of BQR’s suite. It provides a single, consistent data model to evaluate failure behavior, redundancy, maintenance assumptions, and risk without fragmenting the analysis across disconnected tools.
What CARE delivers
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FMEA / FMECA: failure modes, criticalities, mission impacts
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Fault Tree Analysis (FTA): top-level hazard and safety probability quantification
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RBD & Markov modeling: reliability and availability under real architectures and redundancy
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Testability & Diagnostics analysis: detection, isolation, false alarms, coverage gaps
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MTTR and repair policy modeling: reflects real maintenance concepts and constraints
CARE supports systems engineering across:
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Electronic assemblies and LRUs (bottom-up prediction and design influence)
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Platforms and vehicles (top-down allocation and architecture tradeoffs)
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Infrastructure systems (rail, power, telecom)
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Safety-critical Systems of Systems where operational scenarios couple multiple subsystems
apmOptimizer®: from engineering results to lifecycle optimization
If CARE answers: “How reliable, safe, and available is the system?”
Then apmOptimizer® answers: “How do we maintain, support, and provision it to meet availability targets at minimum lifecycle cost?”
Core capabilities
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Lifecycle Cost (LCC) analysis (CAPEX/OPEX)
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LORA (Level of Repair Analysis)
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Preventive & predictive maintenance optimization
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RCM / MSG-3 task development support
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Spare parts and inventory optimization
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Availability and downtime modeling for operational decision-making
Engineering for operations continuity
apmOptimizer directly leverages system structure, failure modes, MTBF/MTTR, and maintenance assumptions from CARE; helping teams create a defensible, traceable digital thread from design intent to operational readiness.
Typical applications
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Single assets (machines, devices)
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Fleets (trains, aircraft, wind farms)
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Large infrastructure and industrial systems
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Long-life defense and energy systems with multi-echelon logistics
Why integrated RAMS tools matter for system engineers and managers
Systems engineering needs more than standalone analysis “workbenches.” It needs consistency, traceability, and early data reuse across disciplines and lifecycle phases.
BQR’s integrated approach helps organizations:
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Engineer reliability and safety, not just predict them
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Understand failure propagation, hazards, and availability losses early
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Optimize maintenance concepts, diagnostic strategies, spares, and lifecycle cost
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Provide traceable, auditable evidence for technical and management decisions
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Reduce late-stage surprises and deliver resilient, mission-ready systems
Where BQR is heading: MBSE, AI, and digital thread integration
BQR is actively extending the platform to strengthen enterprise-scale systems engineering through:
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MBSE connectivity (system models feeding RAMS and maintenance optimization)
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Data reuse across lifecycle phases to avoid rework and model duplication
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AI-assisted automation for faster model building, diagnostics reasoning, and optimization guidance
This supports a modern digital thread:
Requirements → Architecture → RAMS → Maintenance → Cost → Operational feedback
essential for Systems of Systems and long-lifecycle, high-risk programs.
Summary
From component-level electronics to national-scale infrastructure, BQR’s RAMS suite helps system engineers and managers make better decisions earlier; improving reliability, safety, availability, maintainability, testability/diagnostics, spares readiness, and lifecycle cost with a single, consistent engineering foundation.
History & Milestones
Our journey began with a vision to transform how organizations approach reliability and maintenance. Today, we stand at the forefront of AI‑powered reliability solutions, continuing our tradition of innovation while helping our clients meet the increasingly complex challenges of modern engineering.
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1989: BQR founded as a specialist in RAMS engineering and software.
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Pioneered automated stress/derating analysis (fiXtress®) and digital‑twin RAMS modeling (CARE®).
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Introduced apmOptimizer® for maintenance and lifecycle‑cost optimization.
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Launched ECAD plug‑ins and integrations to bring reliability into schematic design flows.
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Expanded the ‘shift‑left’ portfolio with Synthelyzer® (schematic verification) and Circuit‑Hawk® (continuous design inspection).
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Today, BQR helps OEMs, ODMs, and system integrators across aerospace & defense, automotive, medical, industrial, energy, telecom, and consumer electronics.
Year | Activity | Products |
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1989 | Starting BQR,
Providing consulting for Lavi Aircraft | |
1990 | Employment scientist’s for R&D | |
1991 | First software introduction for aerospace products.
Providing consulting services for telecom and aerospace companies | CARE® |
2002 | Participating in X-35 project with Fokker, developing the first maintenance optimization software | CAME® |
2010 | Upgrading the CAME to apmOptimizer.
Moving to Gas & Oil industry like Petro-Bras and SAAB | apmOptimizer®
LCC, MSG-3 |
2014 | Employment of Software Manager (Isaac) and Engineering manager (Amir) | fiXtress® |
2016 | Started selling to China, and 2 giant projects with Baker Hughes & Ramon AirPort | |
2018 | Introducing first plugin to ECAD products
Giant project with Motorola for rail industry | OrCAD plugIn |
2020 | Covid stated and BQR start selling the software for engineers to make product simulations from home instead of doing tests in lab | Altium and Mentor plugin |
2022 | Completed 3000 projects and 300 customers worldwide | |
2025 | Celebrating 35 Years, 4500 projects and 600 customers.
Introducing new shift left for integrating RAMS in electronic design | SyntheLyzer®
Circuit-Hawk® |
Our Methodology: Shift‑Left Reliability
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Design‑phase checks: catch preventable schematic issues before PCB and first‑article builds.
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Quantified stress and derating: ensure components operate within safe margins across mission profiles.
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RAMS digital twin: model functions, failure modes, and maintenance to forecast availability and risk.
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Maintenance optimization: plan spares and tasks that minimize downtime and lifecycle cost.
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End‑to‑end traceability: from ECAD checks to RAMS results and field maintenance KPIs.
Areas of Expertise
Electronic Design Verification
Our industry‑leading tools integrate directly with popular ECAD software, allowing engineers to identify potential reliability issues during the design phase; when corrections are easiest and most cost‑effective. Our AI‑powered component verification helps organizations reduce design iterations while dramatically improving field reliability.
Maintenance Optimization
Our maintenance optimization solutions help organizations balance reliability, availability, and costs through sophisticated modeling and simulation. By optimizing maintenance schedules and spare‑parts inventories, we help clients reduce maintenance costs while increasing system availability.
Reliability Analysis & Prediction
BQR's suite of advanced reliability analysis tools provides accurate MTBF prediction, comprehensive FMEA/FMECA capabilities, and sophisticated reliability block diagrams. We support major reliability standards and methods, including MIL‑HDBK‑217, Telcordia SR‑332, FIDES, and others.
Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
BQR provides comprehensive ILS solutions that optimize support throughout the product lifecycle. Our expertise spans logistics engineering, technical documentation, training development, and supply‑chain optimization.
Integrations & Standards
BQR tools integrate with leading ECAD and PLM environments (such as Siemens/Mentor Expedition, Altium, and OrCAD/Cadence) and support common reliability standards and methods (including MIL‑HDBK‑217, Telcordia SR‑332, and FIDES). This ensures seamless adoption into existing engineering workflows and compliance with industry expectations.
Value by Audience
For Investors
We are now seeking strategic investment to take the next step: fully automating our analyses with advanced AI. The goal is to move from guided tools to an intelligent assistant that can read the design, MBSE and system data, automatically run checks and simulations, propose fixes, and continuously learn from field and maintenance feedback.
Contact Us for More Information
For Electronic Design Managers
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Enforce design policies and DfX at scale with auditable rule sets.
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Improve first‑pass success rate and shorten design cycles.
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Quantify design quality with scorecards and release gates.
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Integrate checks into CI/CD‑style flows to prevent regressions.
For Hardware Design Engineers
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Find and fix hidden schematic issues (units, references, net naming, polarity, ESD/EMI risks) in minutes.
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Automate repetitive review rules to reduce manual checklists and late rework.
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Gain instant derating and worst‑case insights to select safe components and margins.
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Generate clear, engineer‑friendly reports for peer and design reviews.
For RAMS & ILS Managers
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Automate FMECA, RBD/FTA, MTBF/MTTR, and availability analyses with consistent data sources.
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Plan optimal maintenance regimes and spares to hit availability SLAs.
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Trace failure modes from schematic to system functions and support documentation.
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Deliver decision‑ready RAMS dossiers for certification, bids, and in‑service support.
Security & Data Handling
We support on‑premises and restricted‑network deployments, offer data‑minimizing workflows, and align with customer policies for IP protection. Customer design data is never used to train shared AI models. Our goal is to provide powerful analytics while maintaining strict control over sensitive engineering information.
EAR-Approved | U.S. Export Administration Regulations Compliant
BQR has received approval under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), reflecting our commitment to regulatory compliance and responsible global operations.
Key Achievements
Innovation Leadership
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Pioneered the integration of reliability analysis directly into ECAD software.
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Developed advanced algorithms for electronic component stress analysis.
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Created AI‑driven systems for automated FMEA generation.
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Established methodologies for maintenance optimization based on reliability‑centered maintenance principles.
Project Success
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Completed thousands of successful projects for major customers worldwide.
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Helped leading defense contractors reduce reliability testing time significantly.
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Enabled medical device manufacturers to dramatically reduce field failures after implementation.
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Assisted major telecommunications providers in reducing maintenance costs while improving network availability.
Thought Leadership
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Published numerous papers in leading reliability engineering journals.
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Regular presenters at international reliability conferences.
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Contributed to the development of industry standards and best practices.
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Established training programs adopted by engineering organizations worldwide.
Global Presence
BQR maintains a global presence with offices and partners throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Our international team of reliability experts provides local support while leveraging our global knowledge base to deliver world‑class solutions to clients worldwide. support on‑premises and restricted‑network deployments, offer data‑minimizing workflows, and align with customer policies for IP protection. Customer design data is never used to train shared AI models. Our goal is to provide powerful analytics while maintaining strict control over sensitive engineering information.
Meet The Team
Yizhak Bot
Founder & CEO
A pioneer in reliability engineering with over 35 years of experience, Yizhak has led BQR from its founding to its position as a global leader in reliability solutions.
Dr. Amir Segal
Engineering Manager
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With a Ph.D. in Physics and extensive experience in RAMS analyses, Dr. Segal leads BQR's research and development efforts, driving innovation in our software solutions, for the last 12 years.
Issac Rosen
Software Manager
Having decades of experience in reliability engineering and logistics, Isaac leads our software teams in delivering exceptional products to clients worldwide, for the last 20 years.
Riky Bot
Founder & CFO
With mathematic background and finance managing, Riky managed BQR investments, manpower and finance from the beginning.
Odette Ezra
Global Customers Relations Manager
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Odette manages worldwide customers relations for the last 10 years.
Anat Ben Haim
Local Customers Relations Manager
Anat has been operating local customers relations for the last 12 years.
Our Partners
BQR maintains strategic partnerships with leading technology providers, academic institutions, and industry organizations to continually enhance our solutions and expand our reach:
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Technology Partners: integrations with leading ECAD software providers, including Altium, OrCAD, and Siemens EDA, to deliver seamless reliability analysis within familiar design environments.
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Academic Partnerships: collaborations with universities to advance the field of reliability engineering through research and education.
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Industry Associations: active membership in key industry associations, contributing to standards and best practices while staying at the forefront of reliability innovations.
How We Work With You
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Discovery & pilot: align on goals and datasets; validate value on a representative design.
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Deployment: ECAD integrations, rule sets, and templates tailored to your standards.
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Enablement: role‑specific training for engineers, managers, and RAMS/ILS teams.
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Support & success: expert guidance, updates, and best practices from decades of RAMS leadership.
Join Us & Get in Touch
For more than three decades, BQR has been helping organizations transform their approach to reliability and maintenance. As we look to the future, we are excited to continue this journey, leveraging the power of AI and advanced analytics to drive the next generation of reliability innovation.
Whether you are designing electronic systems, optimizing maintenance operations, or seeking to enhance overall reliability, we invite you to discover how BQR’s solutions can help you achieve your goals. Ready to design it right the first time? Contact us for a short demo using your own schematic and RAMS assumptions and see how BQR accelerates reliable design and maintenance planning; before first‑article test.