New Parts Library Subscription Service

ReliaSoft announced today a new subscription-based service for PartLibraries.org, a Web portal for the collection and dissemination of component data for use in standards based reliability predictions and other reliability analyses. When used correctly, these libraries can help to save time and improve the accuracy of reliability prediction analyses based on the MIL-HDBK-217, Bellcore/Telcordia and/or NSWC Mechanical prediction standards.

This resource is currently available exclusively to users of ReliaSoft's Lambda Predict software, which provides a specialized interface that makes it easy to find and import information from the portal. Users can search by category, part number, supplier, part name and/or part description. The results provide the reliability prediction parameters required by the standard or the component failure rate. When applicable, the portal also provides additional details obtained from the manufacturer's spec sheet.

All Lambda Predict users receive free access to:

• The integrated circuit (IC) component definitions published in MIL-M-38510.

• The electronic component failure rates published in EPRD-97 (Electronic Parts Reliability Data).

• The mechanical, electrical and electromechanical component failure rates published in NPRD-95 (Nonelectronic Parts Reliability Data).

In addition, users can purchase a yearly subscription that offers unlimited access to the full parts library, which includes more than 300,000 commercial electronic components with reliability prediction parameters predefined based on the published manufacturer spec sheets. "I strongly believe that the extensive coverage of component types and manufacturers that PartLibraries.org provides, coupled with its intuitive search interface and the ease of distributing future updates via the Web, will make PartLibraries.org a must-have addition for Lambda Predict users," said Kyriacos Kyriacou, ReliaSoft's Chief Operating Officer (COO).