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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.

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

Analyst Notes

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.