You may have experienced these challenges firsthand. In our experience, when OrCAD and PLM are not connected, the following issues arise:

• Time-consuming work: Engineers spend hours manually transferring data.
• Errors and inconsistencies: Data in your PLM and OrCAD CIP don’t always match.
• Lack of lifecycle overview: You discover too late that components are obsolete or hard to source.
• More expensive projects: Small BOM errors can lead to delays and higher production costs.

Picture: TMP-component in CIP-synchronization. 

• More time for innovation: Engineers can focus on designing rather than data management.
• Fewer mistakes and corrections: Consistent data across systems mitigates the risk of misunderstanding.
• Control compliance and quality: Lifecycle status og component information is always updated.
• Scaleable solutions: Integration can be adjusted to small teams as well as large organisations.
• Future-proof development: Avoid expensive respins of your designs caused by outdated components.

Imagine you work on a new PCB design:

• You pick the components in OrCAD CIP.
• The integration makes sure that Highstage PLM receives the component data automatically.
• SiliconExpert downloads the lifecycle status and possible alternatives into your PLM.
• When generating a BOM, it synchronizes directly, ready for production and buying.

Instead of using hours on manual typework, you have streamlined a reliable flow in minutes.

Our integration between OrCAD CIP and Highstage PLM creates a seamless process where:

• Data is synchronized automatically: Two-way synchronization or only on selected fields, depending on your needs.
• BOMs are transferred directly: No need for manual input.
• SiliconExpert data is integrated into PLM: Always up-to-date information on component lifecycle, availability, and alternatives.
• Full traceability: Always see where data originated and when it was last updated.

Picture: Editing of TMP component, where Company Part Status is changed to "Ready for formal PN".

Picture: The execution of the job “HSCIPFormalizeTempPartsSyncJob” in HighStage (which runs automatically every minute) creates the component. You can now see that the component’s part_number has been changed to SPRT19267 and the Company Part Status updated to “Working”.

Picture: Here you can see that the component is now in Highstage.

Picture: And here, you can see the manufacturer that makes the manufacturer_parts for our component - also in Highstage.