Last December I downloaded a trial of the Altium CircuitStudio circuit board CAD (computer-aided design) program. It’s buggy, slow to load, crashes occasionally, and has a new and infuriating user ...

When I wrote up my blog post about Altium circuit board layout software I had not received confirmation that the $995 competitive upgrade for their schematic package included the Spice solver as well ...

Altium recently announced CircuitMaker, their entry into the free/low-cost PCB design tool market. They’re entering a big industry, with the likes of Eagle, KiCad, gEDA, and a host of other tool ...

Ah, the autorouter. Inside every PCB design tool, there’s a function called the ‘autorouter’. This function, when used correctly, is able to automagically lay traces between pads, producing a perfect ...

AUSTRALIA: Altium Ltd, in co-operation with Australian based In-Circuit Design Pty Ltd (ICD), announced the availability of new extensions for Altium Designer for advanced stackup planning and power ...

PITTSBURGH, PA, July 12, 2023 – Altium and Ansys are partnering to improve the electronic design and development process by digitally connecting Altium’s electronic CAD (ECAD) tools and Ansys ...

The integration helps electrical and mechanical engineering teams reduce file-based exchanges, improve design synchronization, and identify PCB fit issues earlier in product development. PTC announced ...