siliXon
Describe a circuit board in plain English and get a design ready to manufacture
siliXon is an A.I. tool that turns a plain-English description into an electronics circuit board. The pages say it is in early beta. It is made by SILIXON Limited. You don't need to know electronics. If you can describe what you want, you can start.
You describe your idea, and an assistant named Rocky asks questions to help you clarify it. The system then picks the parts and their placement, draws the schematic and routes the board. You can review and edit the result in 2D or 3D. Each board must pass the company's engineering checks before you send it off to manufacture. The pages say you own your design. They also say the system is in beta and advise checking a board thoroughly before manufacturing.
What it does
- Describe your board in simple English, with no technical constraints neededsource: silixon.io
- Rocky, the built-in assistant, chats with you to clarify what you wantsource: silixon.io
- Edit the generated board by moving parts, changing traces and adding vias, or by chattingsource: silixon.io
- Every board is checked against physics and manufacturing testssource: silixon.io
- Pro plan includes KiCad import and exportsource: silixon.io
- You get the files needed to manufacture your boardsource: silixon.io
Our take (opinion)
Best for
- 💡 Beginners with a gadget idea who don't know electronics
- 🔧 Hobbyists who want to learn while they build
- ⚡ Engineers who want to iterate quickly on a board
Watch out for
- ⚠️ It's in beta, and the company says it can't accept responsibility for non-working boards, so check designs carefully
- The pages say analogue circuit capabilities are limited, and they suggest mostly digital designs
- Free plan projects are public only; private boards need the paid plan
Pricing
Free plan + paid plans. From the tool's site: “Free £0 /month Try siliXon on a real board. One end-to-end project every two weeks” source: silixon.io
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