SiliconExpert Extension
Augment PCB design and part procurement with SiliconExpert’s electronic part data and supply chain intelligence, sourced directly from component manufacturers.
Accelerate Workflows with Integrated Intelligence
The SiliconExpert extension automatically delivers component intelligence directly into your workspace—eliminating manual searches and enabling structured collaboration between procurement, design, and supply chain teams based on trusted data.
Make Confident Decisions with Part Intelligence
Transforms reactive component selection into proactive, data-driven collaboration. With SiliconExpert's enriched part data and risk intelligence integrated into your workflow, procurement and engineering teams make faster, smarter decisions together.
Key Capabilities
Integrate Part Data Directly into Your ECAD
Give your team direct access to extensive electronic component data within your Altium workspace. This integration is vital for multidisciplinary stakeholders who need that data to make solid decisions together.
Stream Comprehensive Data From Manufacturers
SiliconExpert offers data on over a billion electronic parts, provided by more than 15,000 unique suppliers. This lets a cross-functional team make design and sourcing decisions with correct data on electronic parts and supply chains.
Provide Reliable Part Data for Every Decision
SiliconExpert maintains high-quality electronic parts data within Altium Teams. Regular updates and strict data integrity protocols ensure that all stakeholders–from procurement to design to engineering–work with accurate information.
Analyze Component Risk for Proactive Mitigation
SiliconExpert’s supply chain risk analysis parameters include: Years-to-End-of-Life (YTEOL), lifecycle risk, obsolescence, and multi-sourcing risk. With a complete view of risks, the product development team can move ahead quickly in unison.
Discovering Alternatives
Navigating supply chain complexities and identifying part alternatives can often be a tedious task. The SiliconExpert Extension simplifies this process by aiding in the discovery of the most suitable alternative parts for your project. The intuitive rating system provides at-a-glance insights into the viability of potential replacements, including considerations such as pin mapping compatibility.
FAQs
The SiliconExpert Extension can be purchased separately and is not automatically included in an Altium Teams subscription. The price is determined by the number of annual part queries.
When you use SiliconExpert to obtain data for a specific electronics component, it is considered one "part query". Should you need to access the same component's data again within the same annual billing period, it will not count as an additional query — each unique part is queried just once per year for billing purposes.
During the annual cycle, you'll have continuous access to the data for the parts you've queried, including any updates provided by SiliconExpert. Once the billing cycle ends, access to the previously retrieved data will be suspended. To view the most current data after this point, a new query for the part will be necessary, which will then be counted in the new billing cycle.
Currently, we include the following SiliconExpert parameters:
Compliance Risk: Conflict Mineral, RoHS Risk.
Environmental - Global Compliance: California Proposition 65, China RoHS Status, EU SVHC List Version, EURoHS, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive), ELV (End of Life Vehicle Directive).
Environmental - RoHS and REACH Compliance: RoHS Exemption, RoHS Status, RoHS Version, REACH Contains SVHC, REACH Restriction (Annex XVII), REACH SVHC Exceeds Threshold Limit, REACH(SVHC) Information, TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act.
Environmental - Specific Certifications: Bisphenol A (BPA) Free, Halogen Free, Lead Free, Green (Eco-friendly certification).
Environmental - Substance Restrictions: Global PFAS Assessment Status, Inorganic Phosphorus Content, ODC (Ozone Depleting Chemicals), PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic Acid), PFOS (EU Directive 2006/122/EC), Phthalates Content, Rare Earth Element Information.
General Compliance - Automotive Industry: Automotive, AEC Number, AEC Qualified.
General Compliance - Other Standards: AD-DSL, IEC 62474, NAS411, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process).
Inventory Risk: Inventory Risk, Other Sources.
Lifecycle Risk Information: Estimated EOL Date (End of Life), Lifecycle, Lifecycle Risk, LTB Date (Last Time Buy), Obsolescence, Part Lifecycle Stage, YTEOL (Years-to-End-of-Life).
Military Specifications: FSC (Federal Supply Classification), Military Part Number, Military Specification, Military Taxonomy, NSN (National Stock Number), Vendor Part Number.
Miscellaneous: Alternatives (Crosses), Countries of Origin, ECCN (Export Control Classification Number), HTSUSA (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), Last Check Date, Schedule B (Export Schedule B Number), SE Grade (Specific Grade or Category), TARIC (Integrated Tariff of the European Communities), UNSPSC (United Nations Standard Products and Services Code).
Multisourcing Risk: Crosses Available Within Part Category, Multi Sourcing Risk.
Overall Risk Assessment: Overall Risk, Overall Risk Percentage.
For Altium Designer:
You need to have at least Altium Designer 23.11 license and need to be connected with your Altium Teams workspace.
We still recommend the latest Altium Designer version to get access to all the latest features.
Your library needs to have Part Choices added, or at least Supplier Links, if you are still using a local library.
For BOM Management:
You need to have a column with the Manufacturer Part Number in your BOM Files.
Resources
Webinar
Component Selection in Altium Designer: Making Data-Driven Decisions with Data Integrations
Whitepaper
Building Supply Chain Resilience: Transforming BOM Management for Modern Electronics
Press Release
Altium 365 Integrates with SiliconExpert