News & Updates

See how Altium Develop empowers engineering teams with fast, cloud-connected PCB design built for modern collaboration. This live demo from Embedded World North America 2025 showcases real-time co-creation, smooth MCAD-ECAD integration, and a design environment that lets you stay focused on what matters building great products.

In this Embedded World North America 2025 presentation, learn how Altium enables electrical, mechanical, firmware, sourcing, and manufacturing teams to collaborate seamlessly in real time through shared data, shared context, and shared visibility. Experience how unified workflows reduce rework, speed up decision-making, and empower teams to deliver exceptional products faster.

Unlock the essential principles behind defining electrical clearances for high-voltage PCB designs in our brand-new tutorial. Learn how to apply accurate, layer-specific clearance rules using IPC-2221 standards and harness the full power of Altium’s query system.

Experience how Altium Agile Enterprise turns complex engineering collaboration into a streamlined, unified workflow. In this live demonstration from Embedded World North America 2025, you’ll see how multi-disciplinary teams can simplify processes, minimize rework, and maintain clear alignment from requirements through release. All within a single, powerful platform.

Check out our short recap of Altium’s participation at Embedded World North America 2025 in Anaheim. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a few exciting presentations and demos featuring our new products: Altium Develop, Altium Agile, and Octopart Discover.

Join us as we explore a PCB business card received at the PCB West Conference. We'll take a closer look under the microscope to examine its intricate components, test its power delivery capabilities, and uncover the engineering marvel behind this tiny device.

Lawrence Romine unveils Altium’s groundbreaking approach to product development with Altium Develop. This innovative solution realigns the company with its core mission - empowering individual engineers and small teams. Explore the strategic vision behind creating a product that seamlessly balances accessibility, robust functionality, and intuitive design.

Unlock smarter design navigation in Altium! Learn how to customize navigation preferences to boost your design insight and visualize connectivity like never before. In this video, we’ll explore Design Insight settings, interactive connectivity hover features, and quick thumbnail navigation between schematic sheets. All designed to make your workflow faster, clearer, and more intuitive.

Explore how Altium is transforming PCB design with software solutions built for teams of every size. In this exclusive PCB West 2025 interview, Justin Sears highlights the key distinctions between Altium Develop and Altium Agile helping you identify the ideal platform for your design needs.

Explore the key distinctions between sequential lamination and sub-lamination techniques, and learn how each approach influences microvia placement, board complexity, and design flexibility in high-density interconnect (HDI) circuit board fabrication.

Gain practical insights into PCB design with an in-depth power meter project review, covering parameter optimization, BOM control, and IPC-compliant high-voltage spacing.

In our brand-new tutorial, you’ll learn how to create professional-looking schematics in Altium using built-in drawing tools and features. We’ll show you how to add custom title blocks, revision histories, tables of contents, block diagrams, and color schemes to make your schematics stand out.

Check out our design review of a 3.6 GHz RF amplifier! This in-depth analysis highlights schematic issues, PCB layout challenges, and key RF design principles to help you build better high-frequency circuits.

Find out how to properly implement signal-ground-power-signal stackups in 4-layer PCB designs. Check out our tutorial from Zach Peterson, where he explains when to use dedicated power layers, how to route signals correctly over split power planes, and common mistakes to avoid for optimal EMI performance and signal integrity.

In our new tutorial, we explore different panel display modes, including docked, floating, and tabbed grouping arrangements. Effective panel management is essential for creating an efficient design environment tailored to your specific workflow requirements.

Discover the essential design rules and manufacturing processes for mechanically drilled blind and buried vias in PCB layouts in this comprehensive tutorial. We cover the stack drill-and-plate fabrication process, aspect ratio limitations, sub-lamination design, and copper weight considerations. You’ll also learn how these vias differ from HDI microvias and gain a clear understanding of the critical design constraints needed for successful PCB manufacturing.