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ece298a-pll (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

Outside review finds ff_pss uses minus 40C delays, digital delays do not follow the analog supply, 9 of 31 corners are under the 30 degree phase margin floor, and jitter is about 10 ps rms, not the claimed 1.2 to 2.5 ps.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
Hive-RSI-Lab/ece298a-pll PR #54: PLL: follow-ups from the outside review (pad load, timing corners, N steps, jitter, mismatch)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.