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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by joshspankit on Thursday September 28, 2023 @10:40PM (#37698683)
> auto-routing

Side question: Has anyone used Wave Function Collapse for auto-routing?

Apologies if this is a “bad” approach. I have yet to make my first PCB. I’m suggesting it because I’m inspired by the impressive results in the game Townscaper.

Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by the__alchemist on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:07AM (#37703588)
With PCB design, you can work at a few abstractions above that. For example, nets, and the various abstractions used in electronics (resistance, capacitance etc). Even for RF and high-speed designs, I don't think that's an appropriate granularity to model the system with.

I'm curious if that has any implications for future nano-scale tech; we might see an intersection of DFT and electronics design.