Z2 puts lifecycle status, EOL forecasts, and qualified alternates next to every part you spec. A component you design in today won't force a redesign before it ships.
The Challenge
Z2 surfaces lifecycle status and EOL forecasts at the moment you spec the part — not after the BOM is locked.
Most EOL events happen with no formal PCN — Z2 catches lifecycle changes that manufacturers never announce.
Z2 deduplicates incoming PCNs, prioritizes by last-time-buy date, and routes each one before it's actioned too late.
Design-Time Decisions Parametric search across 1B+ components with normalized datasheets, lifecycle status, and EOL forecasts at over 90% historical accuracy. Compare A/B/C cross-references spec by spec and find a form/fit/function alternate the moment a part goes NRND.
Single-Source Visibility See part-to-site mapping and geographic concentration behind the components you design in. Spot a single-source or single-region dependency before it's locked into the design.
RoHS & REACH Gate Check RoHS, REACH, and PFAS status as a part-selection gate, with out-of-box coverage for 80% of BOM parts across 270+ regulations. Run a compliance report on an entire BOM in one pass.
Manufacturer Health Profiles on factory locations and financial, ESG, and cyber health tell you whether to design in a given supplier's part. Flag manufacturers with high discontinuance and PCN rates before you commit.
Built for enterprises that need unified risk coverage across parts, suppliers, compliance, and minerals, with a single integration point and shared workflow.
Part Risk Manager
Vetting a component means parametric specs, the datasheet, lifecycle status, RoHS and REACH compliance, availability, and pricing. Today that data is scattered across manufacturer sites, distributor catalogs, and compliance databases, and assembling it by hand burns hours per part. Z2's Part Risk Manager normalizes it into a single component record: parametric data, a six-factor risk score, lifecycle status, and an EOL forecast, side by side. One component engineer reports saving more than 10 hours a week.
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Capabilities
Search 1B+ off-the-shelf components across 1,000+ commodity types by the parameters that matter, with a normalized datasheet behind every result.
EOL forecasts at over 90% historical accuracy, built on the Sandborn/CALCE model from the University of Maryland, tell you how many years of life a part has before you design it in.
Z2 catches the tens of thousands of discontinuations that never get a formal notice, the ones that blindside teams watching only manufacturer PCNs.
Populated out of the box from your uploaded MPNs against tens of millions of PCNs, deduplicated and sorted into eight priority levels by last-time-buy date.
A/B/C-tiered form/fit/function alternates with side-by-side spec comparison let you qualify a drop-in replacement instead of opening a redesign.
RoHS, REACH, PFAS, TSCA, and conflict minerals tracked across the full BOM as a selection gate, with out-of-box coverage for 80% of parts.
Cross-Reference Search
When a component goes NRND or EOL, the fastest fix is a form/fit/function alternate, not a redesign that can cost hundreds of thousands in engineering and NPI time. Z2 ranks cross-references into A/B/C tiers, where an A match is the closest form/fit/function fit and a C flags parts that need engineering review. Line up as many alternates as you want and compare specs row by row to see exactly where they match and where they diverge.
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Use Cases
Confirm a candidate component is in production and well clear of EOL during NPI, not after the schematic is frozen. Lifecycle status and risk score sit right next to the parametric specs.
Pull parametric data, datasheets, lifecycle status, and compliance for any MPN without hunting across a dozen sites. The same record carries you from part selection through qualification and reliability review.
Track NRND and EOL across the BOM with LTB dates ranked by priority. Place the bridge buy inside the window instead of paying 10-100x on the secondary market after it closes.
Roll obsolescence and risk scores up to the BOM level for a live view of design-for-availability health. Catch the parts that turn into redesigns before they reach a production program.
Why It Matters
The cost of a part decision compounds the later you catch it. A bridge buy placed after the last-time-buy window closes can run 10 to 100 times normal price on the secondary market, and an unexpected EOL that forces a redesign costs hundreds of thousands in engineering and NPI time. Z2 moves that decision back to design time, where changing a part is free.
If I'm designing something new, I'll use Z2 to look and see if the part that I am planning on using is readily available.
