Quilter

Quilter is an end-to-end PCB design platform that automates circuit board layout using physics-based reasoning and AI. It aims to generate multiple high-quality design candidates that meet manufacturing constraints, then let you review and export the chosen design in your original file format. The tool is designed to work natively with your existing ECAD workflows and libraries, accelerating design iteration from hours to minutes or hours rather than days.

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Key Capabilities

• Fully optimized board designs: Quilter imports your design constraints from your schematic and board files to optimize for EMI performance and manufacturability.
• Auto-resume and non-destructive editing: Quilter can place and route unfinished components and traces without altering manual work you have already done.
• Design generation at scale: In hours, Quilter generates dozens of high quality design candidates that pass DRC with zero errors and are ready for fabrication.
• Native tool compatibility: Quilter works with your current ECAD tools and returns completed designs in the same file format you submitted for inspection, modification, and export.
• Generative AI for layout: The system explores dozens of layout candidates and validates them against manufacturing tolerances from top fabs.
• Proactive tolerance validation: Quilter validates tolerances against top fabricators and recommends conservative rule sets to ensure 100% routing with zero DRC violations.

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How to Use Quilter

1. Design your schematic using your ECAD application of choice (Altium or KiCAD are currently supported).
2. Upload your design files: schematic and empty board file (outline and net list). Quilter auto-detects relationships and context to improve designs.
3. Define your constraints: specify design rules and manufacturing tolerances you want Quilter to respect.
4. Generate design candidates: Quilter uses reinforcement learning to explore dozens of layout possibilities and ensure designs meet DRCs and tolerances.
5. Select and download your favorite design and export board files for fabrication and testing.

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Design Workflow and Outputs

• Import and preprocess design data from Altium or KiCAD.
• Quilter proposes multiple fully validated layout candidates that comply with industry tolerances from top fab houses.
• You can review candidates within the platform and choose the best one to export in the original file format for fabrication and testing.

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Safety and Best Practices

• Quilter is designed to supplement human design by handling complex routing and constraint validation. Always review final designs against your own testing and fabrication constraints before production.

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Core Features

• Fully automated PCB layout generation with end-to-end design handling (placement, routing, stackups, pours)
• Design constraint ingestion from schematic and board files
• Compatibility with Altium and KiCAD; returning designs in the same submission format
• Generation of multiple design candidates, each validated against DRC and manufacturing tolerances
• Non-destructive editing that preserves manual edits and progress
• Reinforcement learning-driven optimization to explore diverse design spaces
• Manufacturer-compatible rule sets and tolerance checks from top fabs
• Free open beta access during evaluation period