# Intelligent Routing with Sergiy Nesterenko

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2023-04-03
- Length: 1h 07m
- Episode: 626
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/626-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko/

## Summary

Sergiy Nesterenko, CEO of Quilter.ai, explains how his company uses generative AI and parallel cloud compute to automate PCB layout from schematics. He discusses the company's pivot from hardware sensors to software, drawing on his experience at SpaceX where manual routing became a critical path bottleneck. Nesterenko details how Quilter handles constraints, validates designs using built-in Maxwell equation solvers, and targets specific fabs like JLCPCB and Oshpark to ensure manufacturability.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=0) Introduction and Quilter.ai Overview
- [6:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=380) The PCB Design Problem at SpaceX
- [11:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=663) Automated Routing and Unconventional Traces
- [15:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=904) Parallel Compute and Validation
- [20:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=1200) Physics Simulation and Manufacturability
- [35:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=2131) Future of Hardware Design and Education
- [39:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-04-03-intelligent-routing-with-sergiy-nesterenko#t=2361) Beta Access, Pricing, and Open Source

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Quilter.ai (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- OpenMV (product)
- JLCPCB (company)
- Oshpark (company)
- PCBWay (company)
- Altium (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- Eagle (tool)
- Ansys (tool)
- Arduino Uno (product)
- STM32 (chip)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Solving the Hard Problems: Combining AI and Physics for PCB Design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2026-06-23-solving-the-hard-problems-combining-ai-and-physics-for-pcb-design) (Moore's Lobby)
- [AI PCB Routing Without the Epic Fails: Inside DeepPCB](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-09-16-ai-pcb-routing-without-the-epic-fails-inside-deeppcb) (OnTrack)
- [JITX Aims to Provide Superpowers to Circuit Design Engineers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-12-20-jitx-aims-to-provide-superpowers-to-circuit-design-engineers) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Code-Based PCB Design with AI: Inside atopile](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-06-23-code-based-pcb-design-with-ai-inside-atopile) (OnTrack)
- [Beyond Automation: Self-Verifying AI Agents for Semiconductor and PCB Design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2026-08-07-beyond-automation-self-verifying-ai-agents-for-semiconductor-and-pcb-design) (EE Times Current)

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