hive-hwde (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

The quote tool priced Economic PCBA for a castellated board, and JLC own capability page says Economic does not support castellated holes. It also left out the via option the board vias force, and counted 48 parts where BOM and CPL have 42 because copper features and artwork got counted as placed. Found in a cold review, after the quote.

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

Hive-RSI-Lab/hive-hwde Issue #592: order_quote/dfm: a castellated board is Standard PCBA on a panel, with its via tier

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.