Digi-Key to match donations for open-source EDA KiCad suite

Digi-Key Electronics has announced that it will match donations made to KiCad, the open-source software EDA suite for Electronic Design Automation.

The offer runs from 1-7 December up to a value of $15,000.

According to its creators, the goal of KiCad is to provide “the best possible cross-platform electronics design application for professional electronics designers”. It’s aim is to hide the complexity of advanced design features so it remains approachable by inexperienced users as well as meeting the needs of professionals.

KiCad’s Schematic Editor supports designs ranging from basic schematics to complex hierarchical designs with hundreds of sheets. It lets users create their own custom symbols or use one of the thousands in the official KiCad library. You can verify your design with the integrated SPICE simulator and electrical rules checker.

“We believe it’s important for design tools and resources to be easily accessible and user-friendly for engineers around the world, and KiCad is a great example of a free, open-source application that helps make professional electronics designers’ jobs easier,” said Cody Walseth, digital product owner at Digi-Key Electronics.

“We continue to be proud supporters of KiCad and the fundraising efforts that help them enhance their capabilities and bring their open-source software to even more engineers around the world.”

You can find more information about KiCad at the website kicad.org

“Digi-Key has been a long-time sponsor of the KiCad project and we welcome their continued support through the 2022 end of year fund drive campaign,” said Wayne Stambaugh, project manager of KiCad.

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