Whois & Analysis for altium.com

Schematic capture or schematic entry is a step in the design cycle of electronic design automation (EDA) at which the electronic diagram, or electronic schematic of the designed electronic circuit is created by a designer.

This is done interactively with the help of a schematic capture tool also known as schematic editor.

Altium Limited is an Australian owned public software company that provides PC-based electronics design software for engineers.

Founded in Tasmania, Australia in 1985, Altium now has regional headquarters in Australia, China, United States, Europe, and Japan, with resellers in all other major markets.

The company was known as "Protel" until 2001.

Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards.

The tools work together in a design flow that chip designers use to design and analyze entire semiconductor chips.

Since a modern semiconductor chip can have billions of components, EDA tools are essential for their design.

A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate.

Components (e.g. capacitors, resistors or active devices) are generally soldered on the PCB.

Advanced PCBs may contain components embedded in the substrate.

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems (or) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing.

CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations.

The term CADD (for Computer Aided Design and Drafting) is also used.