Re:Software maker Altium rejects $3.9B takeover bid from Aut...
by pointhi on Monday June 07, 2021 @04:48PM
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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.
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.