Renesas Electronics Corporation and Altium Limited have announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Altium by Renesas. Renesas announced the definitive agreement to acquire Altium on February 15, 2024. 

Accordingly, the combination sets the foundation for Renesas and Altium to create an innovative electronics system design and lifecycle management platform.

Moreover, the platform will deliver integration and standardization of various electronic design data and functions. At the same time, the enhanced component lifecycle management, while enabling seamless digital iteration of design processes to increase overall productivity. This brings significantly faster innovation and lowers barriers to entry for system designers by reducing development resources and inefficiencies.

“This is a historical milestone for both Renesas and Altium as we take another important step forward in bringing enhanced user experience for electronics system designers,” said Hidetoshi Shibata, CEO of Renesas. 

Accelerates Innovation Together

In addition, Shibata said, “The integrated and open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform we aim to build together will make electronics accessible to broader market. Specifically, for any enterprises regardless of their size or industry. I want to reaffirm that our commitment to upholding data security and compliance of the Altium customers will continue to be our top priority. With the addition of Altium’s design software and cloud platform capabilities, we are excited to change the future of electronics system design with Aram and his industry-leading, talented software engineering team” 

With the transaction now closed, Altium becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas. Altium CEO Aram Mirkazemi has assumed the role of Senior Vice President and Head of Renesas’ Software & Digitalization. Furtehrmore, he concurrently serves as CEO of Altium.

“This is a pivotal moment for Altium and marks the beginning of an exciting future with Renesas,” said Aram Mirkazemi, CEO of Altium. “With Renesas’ support and expertise, we are looking forward to accelerating the cloud-enablement of all industry processes associated with electronics design and development. This will make electronics accessible to a broader market and lay the foundation for software defined products.”

Paves the Way for More Innovation

As technology advances, the design and integration of electronic systems become increasingly complex. The current electronics system design flow has become complicated and the iterative process involves multiple stakeholders and design steps, from component selection and evaluation to simulation and PCB physical design. Moreover, engineers must be able to design systems that are not only functional but also efficient and cost-effective under shortened development cycles.

Together, Renesas and Altium, under a shared vision, aim to build an integrated and open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform. Particularly, unifying these steps at a system level. The acquisition brings together Altium’s sophisticated cloud platform capabilities with Renesas’ strong portfolio of embedded solutions, combining high-performance processors, analog, power and connectivity.

Moreover, the combination will also enable integration with third-party vendors across the ecosystem to execute all electronic design steps seamlessly on the cloud. The electronics system design and lifecycle management platform will deliver integration and standardization of various electronic design data and functions. Furthermore, it will enhance component lifecycle management, while enabling seamless digital iteration of design processes. Thus, increasing overall productivity. This brings significantly faster innovation and lowers barriers to entry for system designers by reducing development resources and inefficiencies.

01 August 2024