Detecting printed circuit board design violations

A method, comprising:

• analyzing, by a processor, a position of a trace on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) design to determine one of a conductivity of a design material over which the trace is being added and an electrical property of the trace at the position;
• identifying, in real time, at least one of:
• a void violation on the PCB design in response to the design material including a non-conductive material, and
• a reference voltage violation on the PCB design in response to the position including a voltage;
• and
• notifying a user of the at least one of the void violation and the reference voltage violation.

A system, comprising:

• a client device configured to enable a user to create a PCB design;
• and
• a server coupled to the client device, the server comprising:
• an analysis module that analyzes a position of a trace on the PCB design to determine one of a conductivity of a design material over which the trace is being added and an electrical property of the trace at the position,
• an identification module that identifies, in real time, at least one of:
• a void violation on the PCB design in response to the design material including a non-conductive material, and
• a reference voltage violation on the PCB design in response to the position including a voltage, and
• a notification module that notifies the user of the at least one of the void violation and the reference voltage violation.