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Insights, updates, and announcements from the WishEDA team.

Hardware Deserves Better Tools
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Hardware Deserves Better Tools

Software engineering was transformed by intelligent tooling over the past decade. Hardware design is still stuck in the past. Here's our thesis on why that's about to change.

Mar 5, 2026Read more
Trace 1.2
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Trace 1.2

Introducing Trace 1.2 with improved autorouting, new component search capabilities, and faster export times.

Mar 8, 2026

Trace is backed by Founders, Inc
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Trace is backed by Founders, Inc

We're excited to announce that WishEDA has been backed by Founders, Inc. to accelerate our mission of bringing AI-native tooling to hardware design.

Feb 19, 2026

Trace is live
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Trace is live

After months of development and testing with early users, Trace is now available to everyone. Start designing PCBs with AI today.

Feb 12, 2026

Releasing v1
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Releasing v1

Today we're releasing Trace v1 to our alpha users. Here's what's included and what's coming next.

Jan 8, 2026

First Look at Trace
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First Look at Trace

A first look at Trace — our AI-native PCB design tool that automates the entire workflow from idea to manufactured board.

Dec 25, 2025