siliXon

SiliXon aims to make the process of designing circuit boards accessible to ordinary people. If you describe the device you want to create in simple terms—for example, “a garden sensor that sends me a text message when the soil becomes dry”—the system will first ask you several detailed questions. After that, it will generate the schematic diagram, select the necessary components, and proceed all the way through the design process until a PCB is ready for manufacturing.

According to the official statement, less than one in ten thousand people around the world have the skills necessary to design circuit boards. The goal of this approach is to bypass this professional barrier. Currently, it is still in the Beta phase and is suitable for makers, hardware entrepreneurs, or anyone who wants to try out making small projects but doesn’t have any knowledge of electronics. For truly complex, product-level designs, engineers are still essential to ensure the quality of the work.