Altium Unveils Cloud-based Application Component Management
Oct 30, 2019

New PCB Design Software for Creation, Use, and Sharing of Component Data Furthers Altium's PCB Market Leadership

In PCB design, electronic components play a central role in the design and realization of printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are at the heart of smart and connected devices. Key to meeting growing market demand for such devices is the effective creation and reuse of component data in the PCB design process, including footprints, schematic symbols, and 3D models. Until now, most PCB designers have created and stored component data in private file systems rather than in a shared, managed, and maintained library. Others have tried to use shared spreadsheets or proprietary databases. These outdated approaches led to multiple re-design cycles due to redundant,…

READ MORE
PCB Design Software Market 2019-2026 | Statistical Report
Oct 23, 2019

The PCB Design Software market report focuses on the economic developments and consumer spending trends across different countries for the forecast period 2019 to 2026. The research further reveals which countries and regions will have a better standing in the years to come. Apart from this, the study talks about the growth rate, market share as well as the recent developments in the PCB Design Software industry worldwide. Besides, the special mention of major market players adds importance to the overall market study.

…

READ MORE
Why PCB Design is the Job of the Future
Oct 22, 2019

PCB design is the job of the future.  Here are three reasons why.

What cells are for organisms, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are for electronic devices! They’re used in almost all electronic products.

As the technology advances, the need for PCBs gets higher and higher. Of course, not all printed circuit boards are the same – they need to be designed for a certain purpose, something that’s done by PCB designers.

Actually, the designers are those who matter the most when it comes to the production of PCBs and their role is going to get even more important in the near future. Apart from designing whole new printed circuit boards, the designers are also in charge of many other tasks. For instance, their job is to test electronic components, compare different…

READ MORE
Altium Delivers More Explosive Growth in FY 2019
Oct 17, 2019

The Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) share price will be one to watch on Tuesday morning following the release of the printed circuit board (PCB) design software provider’s full year results after the market close..

…

READ MORE
PCB Design Cadence Custom/AMS Flow
Oct 17, 2019

Cadence Custom/AMS Flow Certified for Samsung 5LPE Process Technology

Samsung and Cadence collaborate to deliver an integrated flow for designing analog and mixed-signal applications at the 5nm node

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its custom and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) IC design flow has achieved certification for Samsung Foundry’s 5nm Low-Power Early (5LPE) process technology. This certification ensures mutual customers of Cadence and Samsung Foundry have immediate access to a highly automated circuit design, layout, signoff and verification flow needed to design efficiently at 5LPE.…

READ MORE
ODB++: PCB Design Transforming Ideas Into Products
Oct 14, 2019

This year, I witnessed an impressive natural event that I had never experienced before in all my life as a native Californian. The painted lady butterfly migration starts from the southeastern deserts of California heading northwest to Oregon, Washington, and further north into Alaska. While that distance covered by a butterfly with a wingspan of 2–3 inches is amazing, what was so impressive was the sheer number of them. This year’s migration represented one billion butterflies, all striving to survive the long journey north. Throughout California, one could simply step outside to witness the most elegant stream of butterflies, one after the other, for days on end.

What does a butterfly migration have to do with transferring intelligent PCB data from design through the…

READ MORE
Altium PCB Design Extends its Leadership with the Most Powerful Version of Altium Designer to Date
Oct 11, 2019

Altium PCB Design Extends its Leadership with the Most Powerful Version of Altium Designer to Date

Altium PCB design is extending its lead in the industry by announcing the newest version of Altium Designer, the software chosen by more professional PCB designers and engineers than any other ECAD software. 

A screenshot of PCB design using Altium Designer software

Altium Designer provides a complete software environment for the design and realization of Printed Circuit Boards. The latest release, Altium Designer 20, extends its…

READ MORE
Register Now for Mentor's PCB Design DFM Analysis Webinar on Oct. 16
Oct 10, 2019

Historically, design-for-manufacturability (DFM) checks have taken place during the fabrication process and have typically been performed by PCB manufacturing engineers or fab houses utilizing DFM-specific analysis software. The typical PCB designer would only run their own built-in prefabrication DRC and integrity checks prior to sending out for manufacturing and wait to hear back from the fabricator if issues were encountered.

Today, DFM analysis allows you to identify and correct potential fabrication and assembly issues in the design database before they hit the production floor. Without DFM, you leave changes in the manufacturer’s hands, where the focus is on increasing yield, not on the electrical performance of the final product.

In this webinar by Mentor, a…

READ MORE
Global PCB Design Automation Market – Industry Analysis and Forecast (2019-2026)
Oct 07, 2019

The global PCB design automation market was valued at US$26 Bn in 2018 and is expected to reach US$31 Bn by 2026, at CAGR of 12% during forecast period.

The demand for PCB design has increased on account of the requirement of the high precision level while designing ICs. The PCB design tools available provides high precision and flexibility which helps in reducing design gaps for semiconductor manufacturers. PCB manufacturers are also using PCB design tools widely to provide…

READ MORE
Internet Of Things Driving Altium PCB Design
Oct 02, 2019

Summary

  • Internet of Things and the explosion of PCBs in devices has helped drive Altium's (ALMFF) revenue growth to better than 20% p.a.
  • Altium Designer continues to grow market share and subscriptions taking marketshare from competitors like SIEGY, CDNS and ZUKNF.
  • Altium's margins are increasing to almost 40% despite the company investing in new business units like Octoparts, Tasking and Nexus.
  • A PE of 84 has stretched the valuation too far and a PEG ratio in the 1.6-1.8 is not close enough to our preferred level of 1.
  • Our recommendation is to wait for a 10-20% pull-back which would be around $30 Australian per share.

Introduction

Our Global Technology Growth Star…

READ MORE
Subscribe to News