{"id":891838,"date":"2026-03-24T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=891838"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:31:55","slug":"embedded-world-video-how-octopart-discover-speeds-product-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/design\/embedded-world-video-how-octopart-discover-speeds-product-development-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Embedded World Video: How Octopart Discover speeds product development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-447231306\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>He shares the advances that Octopart Discover, the latest iteration of Octopart, is bringing to users and the industry.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-271485794\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don Cantow Explains How Octopart Discover Speeds Product Development\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FwJcBPUGpgw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And he also explains how Octopart Discover can accelerate product-to-market time by helping engineers identify complete solutions, not just parts.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1348717200\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Thank you to Don for his time.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/embedded-world-2026-get-the-full-electronics-weekly-guide-2026-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full Electronics Weekly news roundup from Embedded World 2026 \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Video: emap \u2013 Connor Moody<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Embedded World 2026 we caught up with Don Cantow, General Manager of Altium, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. 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