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pcb (diodeinc)ECADConfidence: Medium

Since Oct 22, four of nine real customer board imports broke in pcb import. Causes: KiCad exports PWR_FLAG symbols with real references like FLG1, so the schematic and PCB consistency check failed; KiCad nightly files failed after ERC with an opaque KiCad DRC failed; DRC timed out on large boards; and a failed import left partial output behind.

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 digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.