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Field notes on AI-drawn PCBs and on pricing electronic components.

How an AI actually draws a PCB inside Altium and KiCad
AI PCB Design

How an AI actually draws a PCB inside Altium and KiCad

There are two ways to connect an AI to an EDA tool: simulate your mouse, or drive the tool through an API. The first demos beautifully and dies on the second machine.

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Why the same part gets such different prices from different distributors
BOM Quoting

Why the same part gets such different prices from different distributors

Currency, price breaks, stock and part-number recall — four traps in component pricing, each able to hand your customer a price they cannot buy at.

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