footprinter (tscircuit)ECADConfidence: Medium

fp().d2pak(5), .to252(5) and .to263(5) quietly fell back to three pads while the equivalent string aliases emitted six, dropping leads and giving the tab the wrong pad number, which the author says "can produce incorrect PCB connectivity".

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

tscircuit/footprinter PR #964: fix: preserve five-lead DPAK and TO builder pad counts

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.