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118 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2026 F E AT U R E A RT I C L E BY K Y L E D U M O N T, A L L S P I C E . I O D espite working on some of the most sophisticated technology in the world, many hardware engineers still rely on spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, and sometimes, quite literally, pen, paper, and a highlighter. Deliv- ering new hardware products on schedule often comes down to finding a needle in a haystack dis- guised as a 900-page specification or datasheet. AllSpice.io set out to automate the repeatable parts of hardware design: the well-defined, rules- based tasks that make sure nothing gets missed and everything lines up. That kind of work technol- ogy is well-suited for engineers who shine in sys- tem-level design, informed judgment, and creative Automating the Repeatable Parts of Hardware Design