AI PCB Design Is Only 30% There — Here's What's Missing

AI PCB design is further along than most engineers assume, and further from finished than the hype suggests. In this episode of CTRL+Listen, host James Sweetlove sits down with Daniel Liu, founder of Solderable, and Ashwin Deepak, the company's VP of automation, for a straight answer on where AI circuit board design actually stands today. Their number: roughly 30% of the way there. Models already grasp components and low-level electrical behavior remarkably well; where they still fall apart is at the edges, on large and complex board designs. Solderable's focus right now is AI schematic design, with PCB layout to follow, and Daniel expects the compounding inflection point to land within a year. Resources from this Episode:- Solderable Website- Solderable — Component Search- Solderable — MCP Server - Book a call with Daniel- Daniel Liu on X- Email Daniel#pcbdesign #aihardware #octopart