WASHINGTON, USA. 1st April 2025 – SnapChip Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of X-Refs.com, the first publicly available, AI-powered cross-reference search engine for electronic components. Currently in open beta, X-Refs offers engineers, buyers, and supply chain professionals a modern, intelligent alternative to legacy cross-referencing tools.
Built using SnapChip’s proprietary SnapChipAI engine, X-Refs.com creates original, real-time cross-references by analyzing part specifications, packaging details, and compliance data for over 50 million components. Unlike traditional tools, X-Refs does not rely on third-party databases, ensuring that every cross-reference is generated fresh and accurately reflects the latest data available from distributors, manufacturers, and datasheets.
“Cross-referencing has long been a closed, outdated process,” said Everett Frank, CEO of SnapChip. “Existing services are either behind paywalls, limited to a single manufacturer’s or distributor’s ecosystem, or based on stale data. X-Refs provides an open, dynamic solution built for connected electronic supply chains.”
A Modern Solution to a Longstanding Industry Challenge
For decades, sourcing professionals have relied on static cross-reference lists and paid proprietary services. While some websites offer free cross-referencing, all reuse data from these same proprietary providers—often resulting in outdated or obsolete recommendations.
By contrast, X-Refs.com uses an AI-driven methodology that ingests and evaluates component data in real time. This ensures that users receive the most accurate, up-to-date alternate part suggestions, along with links to authorized stocking distributors.
Designed for the Electronics Ecosystem
X-Refs.com is designed to support a wide range of users in the electronics industry:
- OEM Engineers and Buyers: Quickly identify alternate parts to maintain supply chain continuity.
- Original Component Manufacturers (OCMs): Integrate SnapChip’s backend service to offer reliable, AI-powered cross-references directly to customers.
- Unauthorized Distributors (Brokers): Redirect customers to compatible, in-stock parts using dynamic alternate matching.
Now Available
X-Refs.com is live and available to the public at www.x-refs.com. SnapChip welcomes feedback during the beta period and is actively partnering with OCMs and distributors interested in integration.
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