2016
Altium partners with Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS to deliver a specialized version of their PCB design software for SolidWorks users and ECAD/MCAD integration - SolidWorks PCB
2015
Altium acquires two companies - Octopart, the #1 electronic parts search engine in the world and Ciiva, a cloud-based electronics parts management platform
2014
Aram Mirkazemi is appointed Chief Executive Officer, Altium moves its headquarters to California, USA and the company successfully raises $44M of capital on ASX
2013
Altium launches Altium Designer 2014 introducing rigid-flex design and significantly improving the performance and reliability of its PCB design software
2013
Altium launches Altium Designer 13 introducing DXP 2.0, its next generation integration platform opening up Altium Designer to third-party developers
2010
Altium launches Altium Designer 10 - its next generation PCB design system with Vault technology
2010
Altium acquires Morfik Technology to bolster its drive towards building Internet of Things (IoT) development tools
2009
Altium launches Altium Designer Summer 09 significantly improving the performance of its Native 3D PCB design software
2009
Altium launches its third generation of configurable hardware development platforms - the NanoBoard 3000
2006
Altium launches Altium Designer 6, the world’s first Native 3D™ PCB design software
2004
Altium launches the NanoBoard - its first in a series of configurable hardware development platforms
2002
Altium launches Protel DXP - a fully integrated suite of tools for design of printed circuit boards (PCB)
2000
Altium acquires ACCEL Technologies, an American design tool company, and expands its user base
1999
Altium successfully completes an IPO and becomes a public listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
1998
Altium launches Protel 98 - the complete 32-bit design suite for Microsoft Windows NT/95/98
1997
Kayvan Oboudyiat joins the company to plan and lead Altium to its successful IPO on the ASX later in 1999
1994
EDA/Client (DXP 1.0) Altium Proposes Client/Server architecture for integration of EDA design tools
1991
Altium moves its HQ to the USA and launches Protel for Windows, the world’s first Microsoft Windows-based PCB design system
1988
Altium opens Protel USA Sales and Support Office launches AutoTrax
1985
Nick Martin founds the company by creating the first version of Altium Designer, Protel PCB
