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Synthelyzer® ECAD Plugin:

Automate Electrical Stress Analysis,

Schematic Review, FMEA
& MTBF Prediction
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Real time analysis during board design within Altium, OrCAD and Siemens

Synthelyzer® embeds reliability-by-design directly into your ECAD workflow. It reads schematic and BOM data from Altium Designer, OrCAD/Cadence, and Siemens Xpedition, then runs automated electrical stress and derating analysis, schematic rule checks (SRC), EOS / ESD risk detection, function level FMEA and MTBF prediction at the schematic stage. Results are cross‑probed back to ECAD with full traceability, so design teams can fix issues early, reduce rework, and accelerate design verification.

Synthelyzer® is an On-Prem ECAD plug-in (not cloud).

Experience the future of circuits reliability improvement.
Watch the Synthelyzer® intro video or request a live presentation.

Key Features

Stress Analysis
 

Performs automated part stress analysis for every component, comply with international standards.

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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. 

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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 (EOS) and suggests component specs to reduce field failure risk.

AI Components Library
 

Provides an AI‑based component library with parameters auto-complete. 

PCB Level FMEA
 

Provide initial FMEA for PCB level.

Key Modules

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 for PCB level - identify circuit functions and failure modes.

Advanced Analysis & Modeling 

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.

   Sample of Derating Graph

Synthelyzer + derating.png

Graph:
This graph shows that after using BQR software MTBF increased
 

Traffic light:
Red: Means Over rating area, component will be burnt quickly
Yellow: Means over stress component, but les from maximum Raring
Green: Means Recommended safe area
 

Schematic:
Show that capacitor C73 is over stressed and must be replaced with a 8.3V
capacitor instead of 6.3V

Core Benefits

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.

  • Supports 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.

  • Solves PCB density challenges by optimizing component selection for space and thermal efficiency.

HOW It Works

Data Extraction

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Synthelyzer® reads schematic and BOM data directly from ECAD tools.

Stress & Thermal Analysis

Perform full component derating analysis & schematic review.

Reliability Evaluation

MTBF, derating compliance, and FMECA links are automatically generated.

Design Feedback

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Results and recommendations are synchronized back to ECAD for real‑time design improvement.

Integration with BQR's Toolchain

Synthelyzer® operates as part of BQR’s integrated
RAMS reliability ecosystem: 

Circuit-Hawk®

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. 

Outputs & KPIs 

  • Overstress flags with quantitative margins (%) and recommended corrective actions for each component.

  • List of schematic rule violations by severity.

  • Estimated assembly MTBF with Pareto of top reliability contributors.

  • FMEA seed worksheet exported to CARE®.

Typical Use Cases 

  • 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 / weight optimization by identifying over‑specified components without sacrificing reliability.

  • Onboarding and training aid for new engineers; codify company knowledge as verifiable rules.
     

Experience the future of ECAD reliability. Watch the Synthelyzer® demo video or request a live presentation. 
 

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