Altium Limited (formerly known as Protel Systems until 2001) is a publicly traded software company that provides electronics design software for PC-based engineers designing printed circuit boards. Founded as Protel Systems Pty Ltd in Australia in 1985, Altium now has headquarters in the United States and branches in Australia, China, Europe, and Japan.
Altium's products are designed for use in the Microsoft Windows environment and are utilized in industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, and telecommunications.
Altium Designer is a unified electronic design environment that combines all design tools into one application. The software includes a schematic editor, a PCB editor with advanced routing tools, Spice analysis and signal integrity tools, ECAD/MCAD integration tools, and library management, project data, and CAM output file management tools. Detailed descriptions of individual features are included in the program's characteristics.
The only cloud platform in the world that supports design, document management, teamwork, data exchange with other systems and individuals, both internally and externally. Tightly integrated with Altium Designer software and accessible from any Internet-connected device. Available to Altium Designer software owners with a valid subscription. Diverse functionality within three available plans to choose from: Standard, Pro, and Enterprise.
PDN (Power Distribution Network) Analyzer is an extension available for Altium Designer, enabling steady-state/steady-voltage analysis of the power distribution network in a PCB project (Power Integrity). The extension is based on CST's analyzer. Leveraging CST's engine, PDN Analyzer allows easy identification of voltage drops or current overloads in steady-state power distribution networks directly within Altium Designer.
Our holistic implementation and consulting services are designed to unleash the full power of Altium Designer, Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE, and Solidworks as quickly as possible to help you do what you do best: Create world-class products.
Go beyond your licence and take advantage of our Altium services, including training, onboarding and ongoing support. Elevate your organisation's core strengths and meet your time-to-market goals by unlocking the full software potential.
Whether you are new to the Altium environment, an experienced user, or even considering making Altium your PCB layout tool, there is always one key objective: to get the most out of it.
Altium Designer 24 introduces groundbreaking features like PCB CoDesign, Constraint Manager, Ansys CoDesigner, 3D-MID Design, PCB Layout Replication, and Any Angle Diff Pair Routing.
Computer Controls acquired Retry s.r.o., supplier of EDA tools and systems and value-added reseller of Altium PCB design software and thereby strengthened its market presence for Altium software solutions and services.
Altium Designer PRO 23 introduces Harness Projects, revolutionizing cable design for electronic devices.