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Comparisons RF / Mixed-Signal

PCB layout of an RF mixed-signal board, with analog input pads on the left, a central mixed-signal IC, and an RF front-end section with impedance-matched traces on the right

Connections: 49
Nets: 39
Layers: 4
EDA tool: KiCad

STRF: RF Mixed-Signal board

Routed: 100%
Run time: 2m 6s
Est. by hand: 2-3 hrs
Est. savings: ~2-3 hrs

Corrected the USB pair impedance against the real stackup before routing.

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Comparisons Design Rules

PCB layout of an STM32 microcontroller breakout board, showing a central QFP chip with red copper traces fanning out to labeled pin pads around all four edges

Connections: 210
Nets: 88
Layers: 4
EDA tool: KiCad

Smart MCU: STM32 Board

Routed: 100%
Run time: 18m 8s
Est. by hand: 8 hrs
Est. savings: ~7.7 hrs

Caught the untyped power layers and the missing USB pair, and fixed both before routing.

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