At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. He shares the advances that Octopart Discover, the latest iteration ...

Today, Y Combinator backed Octopart has launched a vertical search engine for electronics parts, ideal for electrical engineers and hobbyists alike. The engine helps electronics buyers find the best ...

Looking for a transistor or a relay? Or possibly an oscilloscope? More than likely you’ll end up at Octopart, a vintage Y Combinator startup that launched in 2007. The company is a search engine for ...

In our embedded world interview, Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium, shared the advances that Octopart Discover, the ...

Octopart is a search engine for electronic parts that was started by physics graduate students. This electronic component search engine returns pricing from many distributors and also provides ...

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