Octopart, an Altium company, has unveiled Octopart Discover, the next big leap for its platform. It shifts engineers from basic part searches to smart, context-aware discovery of solutions that actually fit their designs. You’ll see it in action at Booth 3A-415 during embedded world.
As an open platform, Octopart Discover pulls in solution insights from partners across the electronics world, all tailored to what you’re building.
Start with your system’s core needs like functional blocks, constraints, and specs and it instantly filters down to truly viable options.
Bringing Real Design Context to Searches
Instead of fumbling with isolated keywords, engineers can now define their full system upfront and keep discovery locked to those real-world requirements.
As you search, compare, and tweak, it remembers your prior choices and constraints, so results stay relevant every step. Need to adjust, just update no starting over.
This “shift left” approach injects smarts into the earliest design stages, where architectures take shape, costs get locked in, performance limits are set, and reliability is built from the ground up not bolted on later.
The result is a discovery tool that feels like a savvy design partner, turning vague exploration into focused progress.
The Natural Next Step for Octopart
Octopart has always excelled at aggregating scattered component data into something engineers and procurement teams can actually use making searches quick, reliable, and accessible.
But today’s electronics designs are more complex, supply chains more unpredictable, and early constraints like lifecycle, availability, and pricing matter from day one. Simple sourcing visibility isn’t enough anymore.
Enter Octopart Discover, the logical evolution, built on that same rock-solid foundation but tuned for modern workflows.
Built for the Whole Ecosystem
Electronics design doesn’t happen in a bubble, it spans tools, teams, and partners. Octopart Discover plays nice with CAD, PLM, and data platforms, keeping discovery synced to your evolving functional blocks, constraints, and trade-offs.
For semiconductor makers and distributors, it’s a game-changer: showcase solutions in the context of real designs, deepen engagement with system-level content (beyond basic part specs), and boost conversions from curiosity to actual design wins.
Catch live demos at embedded world in Nuremberg, Booth 3A-415, with presentations daily at 11:00 and 14:00 CET. It’s slated for release in the second half of 2026.
Leadership Comment
“A part number is not the starting point — it’s the endpoint,” said Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium. “Octopart Discover keeps intent and context connected so engineers can explore system options and converge faster. For partners, it turns reach into in-context presence — showing up as blocks take shape, trade-offs are evaluated, and options narrow.”
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