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universal-netlist (IntelligentElectron)ECADConfidence: Medium

Old OrCAD .DSN files with Library stream 1.1 or 2.0 failed with Expected null terminator for empty string at offset 358, hitting 14 corpus designs.

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
IntelligentElectron/universal-netlist PR #250: List and refuse OrCAD .DSN files too old to read, naming their Library stream version
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.