- CEO
- Mauricio Noronha
- Full Time Employees
- 791
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Other metals/Minerals
- Address
- 347 Kent Street Sydney NSW Australia 2000
- IPO Date
- Jul 29, 2026
- Business
- Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) develops and sells electronic design automation (EDA) software solutions that enable engineers and designers to create printed circuit boards (PCBs) and embedded systems. The company offers Altium Designer, a flagship unified PCB design platform supporting schematic capture, PCB layout, 3D modeling, and simulation; Altium 365, a cloud-based collaboration and data management platform for distributed teams; and Octopart, an electronic component search engine providing real-time pricing and inventory data from distributors worldwide. Additional services include enterprise deployment options, training programs, and integration tools for manufacturing and supply chain processes; the company targets electronics engineers, hardware developers, and manufacturers across consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, and industrial sectors. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, USA, Altium operates globally with offices in Australia, the United States, Europe, China, Japan, and India, serving customers in over 100 countries.
In October 2024, Altium was acquired by Renesas Electronics Corporation, a Japanese semiconductor company, in a $5.9 billion deal that closed after regulatory approvals, marking a significant strategic shift as Renesas integrates Altium's EDA tools to enhance its embedded system design capabilities and accelerate analog and power solutions development. This acquisition followed Altium's expansion of Altium 365 with new AI-powered features for component sourcing and design reuse announced in early 2024, as well as partnerships with manufacturing leaders like Foxconn and Jabil to streamline PCB production workflows. The company has no major reorganizations or name changes in the past two years, focusing instead on cloud platform enhancements and integration with Renesas' microcontroller portfolio to target automotive and industrial IoT markets.