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What would change if a three-month PCB design project became a one-week task? For Project Speedrun, a single engineer used Quilter to design an entire computer, reducing layout time from 428 hours to 38.5 hours—an 11x acceleration. quilter.ai/project-speedr…

We go live in one hour. Ben Jordan is at our lab with board 10, the last of our AI-designed computers, ready to come out of the bag and power on. Join us to watch live quilter.ai/project-speedr…

This is board 10. Still in the antistatic bags. Inside are two PCBs that make up a complete computer: an i.MX 8M Mini SOM and its baseboard. Designed by Quilter's physics-driven AI, cleaned up by a human in 38.5 hours, and fabricated at Sierra Circuits. Every other unit we've opened has powered on, configured memory, and booted Linux without issues. Multiple boards have been running continuously for months. On March 26, Ben opens these bags live from our lab and powers them on. If something finally goes wrong on the 10th unit, you'll see it happen in real time. Join our livestream - quilter.ai/project-speedr… #PCBDesign #AIforHardware

Excitement is building! The last of our AI-designed boards powers on March 26th. During the bring-up Ben will go through the following checklist: - NXP SOM with our baseboard - NXP baseboard with our SOM - Our SOM and baseboard together - PSU measurements - Firmware loading using NXP factory tools - Linux image boot - Hardware validation - Weston desktop and NXP GPU demos - Final image to Gnome desktop Watch with us on March 26 - quilter.ai/project-speedr…

We manufactured 10 boards for our project Speedrun. 9 have booted Linux on the first attempt. The 10th board goes live in Ben's garage lab, on camera, on March 26th. Join our livestream to watch the board bring-up in real time quilter.ai/project-speedr…

part 4: interview with @quilterai CEO Sergiy Nesterenko! intros for first 11 mins, then chat about RL, AI, and PCB design. it was a fun and insightful chat, thanks Sergiy!

"Is Quilter secure enough for our IP?" We've heard this from every enterprise team that's come through the door. This week, we have a new answer. Quilter just completed SOC 2 Type II certification. Controls tested over an extended observation period, not a point-in-time check. Full report available upon request. quilter.ai/newsroom/quilt…

We spent 2025 advancing Quilter's physics engine. Project Speedrun was how we tested all of it at once. 843 components. 5,141 pins. Fabricated by @SierraCircuits. 38.5 hours of human work instead of 428. Booted Linux on the first attempt. Sergiy and Ben walk through the full story on Trace Talks → youtube.com/watch?v=MwZcAn…

⚡ Ever wondered how AI routes a computer board? Or what it's like designing electronics for space? Tomorrow at 11 AM PT, @sergiynest & @jordanyte are hosting a Reddit AMA mode to answer any burning questions about AI in hardware, PCB design, or career advice. Bring your questions: reddit.com/r/ElectricalEn…

@mj_0nX @beaversteever is this the article you're thinking of? it's a good snapshot of where things are starting to land. eejournal.com/article/ai-pow…

@beaversteever Same with fpgas, though not as far a long, but I’ve seen some articles covering it in eejournal.com, not an area I’m as involved in

we laid off our entire SWE team clawdbot closed all the software jira tickets overnight but couldn't fix a single FPGA bug Hardware is the future

yea, lots of tools are talking “ai,” but the boundary is still physics. generating layouts or closing tickets is fun, making a board that actually works under real electrical + manufacturing constraints is the challenge. so we’ve been pretty opinionated: learn from physics, not old layouts, and keep our scope of automation narrow and master that first before trying to expand.

@beaversteever Ah many layout tools already support AI and are improving. Altium is the one I’m familiar with, fusion has support too. Lots of work is being done in this space to bring in AI, deepPCB, flux, quilter.

We’ve selected the winners of our Everyone Deserves a Mentor giveaway. If you were selected, you’ll receive a DM from @QuilterAI shortly. Please check your inbox and respond by Friday, Jan 23. If a winner is ineligible or doesn’t respond, we’ll select a replacement on Monday, Jan 26. Full terms and eligibility details: quilter.ai/blog/everyone-… Thanks to everyone who participated and shared their mentor stories — we loved reading them.

The next generation of hard tech is being built in LA. Honored to be named to @upfrontvc 2025 LA Hard Tech 50 alongside an incredible group of hardware builders 📷

Expect more hardware-first proof points like Project Speedrun, more public technical depth, and continued iteration on the product experience—plus more public “drops” (builds, walkthroughs, and design files). quilter.ai/demo

The EEcosystem Podcast: Thanks to Judy Warner for having Sergiy on to discuss where AI-driven PCB design is headed. theeecosystem.com/podcast-episod…

In 2025, we stayed focused on proof: compile real designs, validate them against constraints, and build real boards. Not just Project Speedrun, but also Project Speedrun. Follow along this thread as we review 2025 at Quilter.