Webinar: Harnessing The Power of AI

Published

October 23, 2024

Written by

Darin ten Bruggencate

Director of Marketing

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This article is one part of a walkthrough detailing how we recreated an NXP i.MX 8M Mini–based computer using Quilter’s physics-driven layout automation.

Overview: Project Speedrun

Part 1: Preparing the Design

Part 2: Compiling the Design

Part 3: Cleaning Up the Design

Part 4: Testing & Validation

Highlights

This 5 minute supercut of highlights from the discussion covers topics like:

How to enable AI with higher quality information from schematics
Avoiding fabrication issues by "compiling" for multiple stack-ups in parallel
What a fully automated future for hardware design might look like
How companies can stay competitive by using AI to automate repetitive processes
How fully automated AI solutions will consume the market from the "bottom up"

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Project Speedrun demonstrated what autonomous layout looks like in practice and the time compression Quilter enables. Now, see it on your own hardware.

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Validating the Design

With cleanup complete, the final question is whether the hardware works. Power-on is where most electrical mistakes reveal themselves, and it’s the moment engineers are both nervous and excited about.

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Cleaning Up the Design

Autonomous layout produces a complete, DRC'd design; cleanup is a brief precision pass to finalize it for fabrication.

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Compiling the Design

Once the design is prepared, the next step is handing it off to Quilter. In traditional workflows, this is where an engineer meets with a layout specialist to clarify intent. Quilter replaces that meeting with circuit comprehension: you upload the project, review how constraints are interpreted, and submit the job.

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