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Autodesk makes bid for Altium PCB Design company

Autodesk has made a bid for Altium, a PCB design company with customers in industries coveted by Autodesk, and lots of other people too. Altium is not going to roll over easily… there’s more talking to be done and other interested players.    UPDATE: Autodesk withdrew its bid for Altium on July 20, 2021. So, keep walking, nothing to see ...

Kathleen Maher

Autodesk has made a bid for Altium, a PCB design company with customers in industries coveted by Autodesk, and lots of other people too. Altium is not going to roll over easily… there’s more talking to be done and other interested players.    UPDATE: Autodesk withdrew its bid for Altium on July 20, 2021. So, keep walking, nothing to see here, etc. Autodesk will still be on the lookout for PCB technology to beef up its capabilities and it would probably like it to be cloud-based. Andrew Anagnost's statement follows:  “Autodesk has a long track record of disciplined strategic acquisitions,”
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