# Altium...Acquired!

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2024-02-20
- Length: 1h 13m
- Episode: 659
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/659-altium-acquired/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss Renesas acquiring Altium for $6 billion, analyzing the strategic fit for automotive electronics and the potential impact on Altium 365 and Octopart. Jones details Altium's history from Protel to its current state, including the controversial acquisition of Morphic and the ousting of founder Nick Martin. The hosts speculate on whether the acquisition will lead to price changes or product consolidation, noting that Altium's CEO Aram Murkazemi stands to make $650 million.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=0) Introduction: Renesas Acquires Altium
- [1:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=117) Altium's Assets: Octopart and Tarskin
- [5:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=342) Competitive Concerns and Cloud Data
- [8:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=501) Financials: 61,000 Subscribers and $6B Deal
- [16:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=972) Altium History: Protel, Morphic, and Nick Martin
- [36:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=2171) Impact on Users and Renesas Strategy
- [50:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=3023) Altera Spin-out and Intel Foundry
- [1:06:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-02-20-altium-acquired#t=3980) Circuit Studio, Upverter, and AutoTracks Dex

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Renesas (company)
- Altium (company)
- Octopart (product)
- Tarskin (product)
- Morphic (company)
- AutoTracks Dex (product)
- Circuit Studio (product)
- Upverter (product)
- Gumsticks (product)
- Altera (company)
- Intel (company)
- Xilinx (company)
- AMD (company)
- KiCad (product)
- Zucsan (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [PCB Design Tools for Every Team Size: Altium's New Approach](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-22-pcb-design-tools-for-every-team-size-altiums-new-approach) (OnTrack)
- [Altium Develop: Returning to Our Roots](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2025-10-28-altium-develop-returning-to-our-roots) (OnTrack)
- [Altium Is Coming Home to the Designer | Lawrence Romine on OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-08-18-altium-is-coming-home-to-the-designer-lawrence-romine-on-ontrack) (OnTrack)
- [251. Michael Corr & Justin Sears on How Altium & Duro Are Fueling the Next Generation of Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2026-09-28-251-michael-corr-justin-sears-on-how-altium-duro-are-fueling-the-next-generation) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [EMS@C-LEVEL 2022 Season Episode #1 with Altium and MacroFab](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-02-20-ems-c-level-2022-season-episode-1-with-altium-and-macrofab) (EMS@C-LEVEL)

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