Prototype of the ‘world’s first fluid circuit board’ can be physically rewired in less than a minute, startup claims — could make hardware iteration 1,000 times faster than traditional PCB

Itera's patented architecture of glass and liquid metal is a super-fast hardware solution for PCB engineers.

A deep tech startup has come out of stealth, brandishing a prototype of what it claims to be “the world’s first fluid circuit board.” In an email to Tom’s Hardware, Itera explains that it “uses electrowetting to precisely control liquid metal alloys on a glass substrate using electric fields.” This new PCB design tech means engineers can physically rewire a circuit “in less than a minute,” according to a company press release. Thus, hardware iteration cycles can be 1,000x faster while using actual electronic components with real electrical behavior.