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Re:Software maker Altium rejects $3.9B takeover bid from Aut... by mhh__ on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:41PM (#27426364)
If KiCAD gains some signal integrity stuff (and other niceties you get with the expensive stuff) then it'll be really good for the space, I think.

KiCAD is far from perfect, however some industry familiars should be apologetic and embarrassed at how poor their offerings are compared to the open source equivalent (plural even, sometimes). I didn't spend a huge amount of time in Altium designer but, although I did like parts of the UI, it just seemed like a old codebase past it's sell by date with a pretty face slapped on top.

Re:Software maker Altium rejects $3.9B takeover bid from Aut... by pointhi on Monday June 07, 2021 @04:48PM (#27426789)
KiCad 7 will get power and signal integrity tools. In fact, there is already a branch with working DC power integrity simulation prototype (current-density/voltage-drop/resistivity) where you only have to specify a board and all ports with their constraints.