Can AI design circuit boards yet? A new EDA benchmark puts LLMs to the test
iopapa · hn · 2026-09-05
A Hacker News discussion centers on an eebench.org article examining whether current LLMs can actually design printed circuit boards. The piece evaluates models against an EDA design benchmark covering schematic capture, component selection, layout and routing, documenting both capabilities and failure modes. Practitioners in the thread largely agree AI today assists rather than replaces hardware engineers.
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