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Smarter Copilot, Cleaner Layouts, Fewer Bugs

This month, we’re rolling out major upgrades to Flux Copilot’s reasoning, transparency, and layout performance—plus some crucial fixes and a big leap in modular design reliability.

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June 26, 2025
Design Your Own Macropad With AI Auto-Layout

Design Your Own Macropad With AI Auto-Layout

Want to design your own macropad? Discover how to create one using the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and Flux's AI Auto-Layout. From schematics and components to PCB layout and firmware, we’ve got you covered. Boost your productivity with a custom macropad—start building today!

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January 23, 2025
5 Pro Tips for Better Routing with AI Auto-Layout

5 Pro Tips for Better Routing with AI Auto-Layout

Learn five practical tips to improve PCB routing with AI Auto-Layout, including differential pairs, power traces, rule sets, zones, and convergence strategies.

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January 30, 2025
Prototyping vs. Production-Ready Electrical Engineering

Prototyping vs. Production-Ready Electrical Engineering

This blog breaks down the key tradeoffs between prototyping and production-ready electrical engineering, exploring how power management, RF design, PCB layout, and optimization strategies evolve from flexible, modular designs to efficient, manufacturable products.

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February 7, 2025
Flux Now Has the World's Largest eCAD Part Library

Flux Now Has the World's Largest eCAD Part Library

Imagine starting a project with over 800,000+ parts at your fingertips, ready to go without any setup. With Flux community-powered part library, you have everything you need to build at scale —all in one place, with real-time supply chain data, intelligent filters, and powerful AI tools.

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November 14, 2024
Flux + Seeed: From Template to PCB in Minutes

Flux + Seeed: From Template to PCB in Minutes

With Flux, you can start with a ready-made project or a tailored template, customize it using Flux Copilot, and then let AI Auto-Layout handle the rest. Once your design is complete, Seeed takes over, fabricating, assembling, and shipping your project—at no cost.

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December 20, 2024
Top 5 CES 2025 Hardware Projects You Can Build With Flux

Top 5 CES 2025 Hardware Projects You Can Build With Flux

This blog highlights CES 2025 showcased projects, offering insights on how to recreate them using Flux. With Flux AI-driven design tools, component library, and customizable templates, engineers and hobbyists can build inspired hardware like wearables, drones, EV components, portable chargers, and solar devices.

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January 16, 2025