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tscircuit-autorouter (tscircuit)ECADConfidence: Medium

One repair stage of the router passed a hardcoded 0.1 mm trace clearance while the board declared 0.45 mm, and the next stage enforced 0.45 mm. Candidates got rejected and pad/trace DRC violations stayed. Two stages of one tool held different clearance rules for the same board.

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
tscircuit/tscircuit-autorouter PR #3422: Honor minTraceToPadEdgeClearance in Pipeline9 bounded regional negotiation
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.