Quilter
Helping hardware teams innovate – fast.
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Description:
Quilter is an end-to-end PCB design platform that uses generative AI to automate the layout process. It can place components, route traces, define board stackups, and generate pours. Quilter is compatible with existing design tools and libraries, and it returns completed designs in the same file format they were submitted in. Quilter is currently in open beta and is free to use.
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Features
- Automates circuit board layout
- Fully optimized board designs
- Picks up where you leave off
- Designs in hours, not weeks
- Works natively with your existing design tools
Advantages
- Saves valuable engineering time
- Generates high-quality design candidates
- Optimizes designs for EMI performance and manufacturing
- Validates designs against manufacturing tolerances
- Supports complex boards
Disadvantages
- Currently limited to boards with less than 1000 pins, 100 components, and 10% density
- Can take up to 12 hours to complete a design
- May not be suitable for all types of boards
Frequently Asked Questions
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Q:How is Quilter different from an autorouter?
A:Quilter is more like a human designer than it is like an autorouter. Quilter manages all aspects of PCB design including routing traces, placing components, managing board stackups, and even running EMI simulations. Quilter can design boards that are far more complex than most autorouters can complete, explores hundreds of design possibilities to optimize its result, and even validates the best candidates within the design space against tolerances from top fabricators. -
Q:What boards can Quilter layout?
A:In the long term, we will support every type of board. Given current capabilities, Quilter is best for boards that are: < 1000 pins < 100 components < 10% density < 500MHz signals < 2A current -
Q:How does Quilter handle design rules?
A:Quilter simultaneously evaluates designs against 10 rulesets and recommends the most conservative one that reaches 100% routing with 0 DRC violations. These rulesets come directly from PCB manufacturers including JLPCB, OSHPark, and PCBWay; we display logos for the vendors that can support the most conservative rules we managed to complete. -
Q:How long does Quilter take to complete a design?
A:Quilter uses reinforcement learning to explore your board’s unique design space and learn from millions of design possibilities. It takes up to 1-2 hours before your first successful layout candidate appears. Fully exploring all layout candidates takes 2-6 hours, and the system will automatically time out after 12 hours. You’ll be able to start reviewing candidates before the job is finished (including incomplete candidates), and we notify you via email when we find the first successful candidate, and when the job is completed.
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