Gain Up-To-Date Sourcing Insights For Electronics Procurement
Build Resilient
Electronics Supply
Chains With
Connected BOMs
Reduce Component Risk and Procurement Delays
Early in the Design Process
Catch BOM Issues Before Production
Drive Confident, Data-
Driven Choices in
Electronics
Procurement
- See current availability, pricing, and lifecycle status for every component.
- Anticipate electronic component obsolescence and shortages before they disrupt production.
- Source approved components faster using connected procurement tools in your design environment.
Improve Procurement
and Engineering
Collaboration
- Eliminate delays caused by manual BOM spreadsheets and outdated part data.
- Influence component choices early to balance cost, quality, and supplier lead times.
- Align sourcing and design teams with BOM synchronization from concept to launch.
Minimize Supply
Chain Risk with
Visibility
- Identify compliance issues and single-source risks instantly.
- Secure your sourcing process with traceable BOM management and supply chain visibility tools.
- Meet timelines and cost targets through proactive supply chain risk management.
How Altium Supports Strategic Component
Sourcing and Supply Chain Planning
See Risks Before They
Escalate
Access BOMs early in design with up-to-date component data from trusted sources like Octopart, IHS Markit, SiliconExpert, and Z2Data. Detect availability, lifecycle, or compliance issues when changes are still simple, not after production plans are locked.
Centralize All Part Data
The whole team can track BOM revisions, part risks and lifecycles. Collaborators work with the design team to create new libraries from existing BOM items. In-browser part editing and “where-used” tracking help you manage obsolescence together.
Simplify Procurement Collaboration
Work from a managed BOM connected to live design data. Collaborate directly with engineers to align sourcing strategies, validate alternates, and eliminate the manual back-and-forth of version mismatches.
Find Cost Savings and Avoid Surprises
Compare pricing across hundreds of distributors to source the right component. Discover alternative parts with up-to-date pricing, and consolidate purchases to maximize your procurement advantage.
Detect Risks Across Product Portfolios
Automatically flag parts facing shortages, compliance violations, or obsolescence across all active BOMs. Identify which projects are affected and escalate issues with context and recommended alternatives.
Drive Cost Efficiency Proactively
Compare multi-supplier pricing and availability in one view. Identify bulk-buying opportunities and align design-for-cost targets with engineering to avoid last-minute cost overruns.
Enhance Transparency and Control
Access end-to-end visibility into component sourcing, from approved vendors to shipment readiness. Strengthen decision-making with traceable data that links design, procurement, and supply performance.
Stay Agile in a Volatile Market
Respond quickly to disruptions with the latest market data, alternate sourcing options, and supply continuity strategies, all within your design and procurement environment.
Avoid Costly Surprises With Part Visibility
Access up-to-date data on pricing, availability, specifications, and basic compliance from Octopart & IHS Markit, all within one environment.
Build a Reliable Sourcing Foundation
Use consistent, accurate part data to make confident design and procurement decisions. Essential Part Intelligence ensures every choice starts from verified information.
Mitigate Risk and Strengthen Compliance
Monitor lifecycle status, lead times, and regulatory changes proactively. Protect your supply chain from costly redesigns and ensure long-term component stability.
Enhance Insight with Advanced Extensions
Add the SiliconExpert or Z2Data extension for predictive obsolescence data, advanced risk scoring, and detailed compliance reports.
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Connect every stakeholder, every discipline, and every phase
to power modern electronics product co-creation
Altium Discover
Discover Product Solutions
Not Just Components
Altium Discover enables engineers to discover and explore solutions that align with real project needs and requirements, from design fit to downstream impact. Every search is enriched with persistent context, enabling more informed decisions that support better outcomes across the entire product lifecycle.
Altium Develop
Unleash the Power
to Create Without Limits
Altium Develop enables product co-creation without boundaries, breaking down silos and eliminating limits so that working together becomes working as one. Every change, comment, and decision happens in real time and in full context, giving you and your collaborators the visibility to stay perfectly aligned. Electrical, mechanical, software, sourcing, and manufacturing, every discipline connects in a shared environment that unites data, context, and purpose.
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Control Without Complexity
Altium Agile is a platform-based solution for electronics product and systems development, purpose-built for the modern, agile organization. It scales with your needs for control, connectivity, and compliance, without sacrificing speed and agility. It delivers the capabilities of traditional enterprise systems without the complexity and integrates seamlessly with existing tools, systems, and processes.
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