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Sergiy Nesterenko is the cofounder and CEO of Quilter, an AI platform to automate circuit board layout. He was previously at SpaceX for 5 years and he has a degree from UC Berkeley. They just announced their $10M Series A round led by Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's most storied VC firms. (00:07) What is a PCB and its role in electronic devices (01:30) Examples of PCBs in everyday life (04:47) Manual components of the PCB design process (06:26) Introduction to Quilter and its automation of PCB layout(07:46) What can be automated in PCB layout design(08:44) Challenges in PCB layout design(10:12) The role of AI in automating PCB layout design(12:25) Criteria for PCB design and material selection(14:38) Thermal management in PCB design(15:05) Ensuring signal integrity in PCB design(19:44) The use of AI in PCB design(20:08) The future of AI in PCB design(22:07) The importance of material selection in PCB design(23:32) The importance of thermal management in PCB design(24:11) Ensuring signal integrity in densely packed PCBs(26:59) The potential impact of AI on the PCB design process(28:47) The importance of aesthetics in PCB design(29:14) The potential obsolescence of human designers in PCB design(30:26) Exciting innovations in PCB design(34:42) The need for systematic access to PCB design information(36:30) Rapid Fire RoundSergiy's favorite book: The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Author: J. R. R. Tolkien)--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi