Altium Ltd. engages in the development and sale of computer software for the design of electronic products. It operates through the following segments: Board and Systems, Nexar, and Corporate. The Board and Systems segment includes results from the PCB business for the Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific and emerging markets regions, as well as other products sold through partner channels. The Nexar segment is composed of Octopart, Upverter and other products sold through the manufacturing business. The company was founded by Nicholas Martin in 1985 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.