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EMStudio (IHP-GmbH)ECADConfidence: Medium

A Palace stackup keeps a real 0.0243 um oxide, which forces a tiny FDTD time step if it ends up in an openEMS model, and it was easy to pick the wrong one with nothing reporting it. The fix adds a warning below 0.1 um.

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
IHP-GmbH/EMStudio PR #58: Warn when an openEMS model uses a stackup with a dielectric thinner than 0.1 µm
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.