AI already creates software, hardware is next. | Glue Labs

AI already creates software, hardware is next.

Several companies like Circuitmind, Cells and JITX are starting to use AI to do hardware design.

If building software is hard, then designing hardware is super hard and tedious. So using AI for something like that is going to create significant value. But this is not going to be easy.

Here is how it works.

Focusing on JITX since that seems most evolved.

JITX is a platform that allows electrical engineers to write code for designing circuit boards.

The platform solves the problem of increasing complexity in circuit board design, the component shortage, and the retiring of expert electrical engineers, which makes it hard for engineers to design boards manually.

JITX uses a programming language for electrical engineers that converts code into circuit board designs. This feature allows engineers to reuse code, which enables them to be more productive and efficient. By automating the engineering process, engineers can focus on creativity and optimization, thus increasing the quality and speed of the work.

JITX has developed coding patterns that prevent errors by construction, and they use some AI methods to design the hardware. JITX provides automation that increases quality and enables engineers to go faster.

JITX's solutions for electrical engineers is unique as compared to traditional design flows, which require each engineer to re-design and re-analyze the same circuit, making it time-consuming and error-prone.

JITX basically turns code into circuit board designs and has developed a scripting language for electrical engineers.

Kind of a more structured way to give input to its AI engine, but soon enough that input could even be more natural language based.

Here is the demo (4-year old) video of JITX in action: https://youtu.be/ra0SWTrLzhs

So by now you can imagine that this actually works really well.