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

On an HDI BGA board, Freerouting sessions imported back into KiCad come in with "every non-through via buried." A new retype step took check_vias from 14 errors to 0. Best routing result still left 38 of 64 unrouted, and the end-to-end flow wasn't tested on a board that finishes.

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 PR #638: route_auto --offer-spans: spans first, imported vias keep their type (#477)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.