KiCadRoutingTools (drandyhaas)ECADConfidence: Medium
KiCad lets a differential pair couple tighter than board clearance through a custom rule scoped to coupled pairs. This auto-router marks that rule unsupported and raises the pair gap to the net-class clearance instead; on thin dielectrics a 90 to 100 ohm pair needs a gap below board clearance, so the routed pair comes out at a different impedance than specified.
From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 20 2026 (7:41 AM to 9:41 AM ET slots). Verified live 2026-10-21: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.