copperline (iamdarshg)ECADConfidence: Medium

On a 160x100 mm, 12-layer, 842-pad board that started at 0 DRC errors, the BGA escape stage committed 170 vias and stubs and produced 90 copper clearance violations, with only 405 of 842 pads connected, and each stub checked when planned, never against copper already committed.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Electrical Engineer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

iamdarshg/copperline Issue #40: Fine-pitch escape commits mutually conflicting stubs without board-level legality gate

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.