diff --git a/tests/LayoutPipelineSolver/__snapshots__/layout-pipeline-solver06.test.ts.snap b/tests/LayoutPipelineSolver/__snapshots__/layout-pipeline-solver06.test.ts.snap
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+// Bun Snapshot v1, https://bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots
+
+exports[`LayoutPipelineSolver06 - decoupling caps visual snapshot 1`] = `
+{
+  "capPlacements": [
+    {
+      "id": "C10",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -2.025,
+      "y": 1.45,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C11",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -2.025,
+      "y": -2.15,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C12",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -1.568,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C13",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": 0.622,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C14",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -0.838,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C15",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -2.298,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C18",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -4.485,
+      "y": 3.218,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C19",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": 1.353,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C7",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -3.755,
+      "y": 3.218,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C8",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -0.108,
+      "y": 5.955,
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "C9",
+      "rot": 0,
+      "x": -6.215,
+      "y": 3.218,
+    },
+  ],
+  "circleCount": 0,
+  "lineCount": 133,
+  "pointCount": 79,
+  "rectCount": 12,
+  "u3": {
+    "rot": 0,
+    "x": 0.79,
+    "y": 0,
+  },
+}
+`;
diff --git a/tests/LayoutPipelineSolver/layout-pipeline-solver06.test.ts b/tests/LayoutPipelineSolver/layout-pipeline-solver06.test.ts
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+++ b/tests/LayoutPipelineSolver/layout-pipeline-solver06.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { LayoutPipelineSolver } from "lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver"
+import { problem } from "../../pages/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver06.page"
+
+test("LayoutPipelineSolver06 - decoupling caps arranged in linear rows with no overlaps", () => {
+  const solver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  solver.solve()
+
+  // Verify the pipeline completed successfully
+  expect(solver.solved).toBe(true)
+  expect(solver.error).toBeNull()
+
+  // Verify all phases ran
+  const phases = Object.keys(solver.timeSpentOnPhase)
+  expect(phases).toContain("identifyDecouplingCapsSolver")
+  expect(phases).toContain("chipPartitionsSolver")
+  expect(phases).toContain("packInnerPartitionsSolver")
+  expect(phases).toContain("partitionPackingSolver")
+
+  const layout = solver.getOutputLayout()
+  expect(layout).toBeDefined()
+
+  // All chips should have valid numeric placements
+  const chipIds = Object.keys(layout.chipPlacements)
+  expect(chipIds.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+  for (const chipId of chipIds) {
+    const placement = layout.chipPlacements[chipId]
+    expect(typeof placement.x).toBe("number")
+    expect(typeof placement.y).toBe("number")
+    expect(typeof placement.ccwRotationDegrees).toBe("number")
+    expect(Number.isFinite(placement.x)).toBe(true)
+    expect(Number.isFinite(placement.y)).toBe(true)
+  }
+
+  // Verify no overlaps in final layout
+  const overlaps = solver.checkForOverlaps(layout)
+  expect(overlaps).toEqual([])
+
+  // Visualization should be valid
+  const viz = solver.visualize()
+  expect(viz).toBeDefined()
+  expect(viz.rects?.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+})
+
+test("LayoutPipelineSolver06 - decoupling caps form sorted linear rows per net group", () => {
+  const solver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  solver.solve()
+
+  const layout = solver.getOutputLayout()
+
+  // Identify cap chips
+  const capIds = Object.keys(problem.chipMap).filter((id) => id.startsWith("C"))
+  expect(capIds.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+  // All caps should be placed
+  for (const capId of capIds) {
+    expect(layout.chipPlacements[capId]).toBeDefined()
+  }
+
+  // Group caps by y-coordinate (same y = same row, rounded to 1 decimal)
+  const capPositions = capIds.map((id) => ({
+    id,
+    x: layout.chipPlacements[id].x,
+    y: layout.chipPlacements[id].y,
+  }))
+
+  const yGroups = new Map<string, typeof capPositions>()
+  for (const cap of capPositions) {
+    const yKey = cap.y.toFixed(1)
+    const group = yGroups.get(yKey) || []
+    group.push(cap)
+    yGroups.set(yKey, group)
+  }
+
+  // Each multi-cap row should be sorted left-to-right by x
+  for (const [_yKey, group] of yGroups) {
+    if (group.length > 1) {
+      const sorted = [...group].sort((a, b) => a.x - b.x)
+      for (let i = 1; i < sorted.length; i++) {
+        expect(sorted[i]!.x).toBeGreaterThan(sorted[i - 1]!.x)
+      }
+      // Verify minimum gap between adjacent caps (decouplingCapsGap = 0.2)
+      for (let i = 1; i < sorted.length; i++) {
+        const gap = sorted[i]!.x - sorted[i - 1]!.x
+        // Caps should have at least a small gap (not overlapping)
+        expect(gap).toBeGreaterThan(0.1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Verify decoupling caps are grouped into expected number of rows
+  // (should have at least 2 rows for the 2 voltage groups in LayoutPipelineSolver06)
+  expect(yGroups.size).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2)
+})
+
+test("LayoutPipelineSolver06 - decoupling caps visual snapshot", () => {
+  const solver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  solver.solve()
+
+  const layout = solver.getOutputLayout()
+  const viz = solver.visualize()
+  expect(viz).toBeDefined()
+
+  // Extract cap placement positions for visual regression
+  const capIds = Object.keys(problem.chipMap)
+    .filter((id) => id.startsWith("C"))
+    .sort()
+  const capPlacements = capIds.map((id) => ({
+    id,
+    x: Number(layout.chipPlacements[id].x.toFixed(3)),
+    y: Number(layout.chipPlacements[id].y.toFixed(3)),
+    rot: layout.chipPlacements[id].ccwRotationDegrees,
+  }))
+
+  // Snapshot includes element counts AND actual cap positions
+  expect({
+    rectCount: viz.rects?.length ?? 0,
+    lineCount: viz.lines?.length ?? 0,
+    circleCount: viz.circles?.length ?? 0,
+    pointCount: viz.points?.length ?? 0,
+    capPlacements,
+    u3: {
+      x: Number(layout.chipPlacements["U3"].x.toFixed(3)),
+      y: Number(layout.chipPlacements["U3"].y.toFixed(3)),
+      rot: layout.chipPlacements["U3"].ccwRotationDegrees,
+    },
+  }).toMatchSnapshot()
+})