A PLL design added a clock buffer to its netlist, and the layout record it was signed against still has four blocks, not five. The buffer went in between the VCO and the CLK pin in September, and the current layout record predates it. The renderer still hard-codes four blocks in two places, and the README says the same, so a reader of main cannot tell whether the buffered top lays out, passes DRC or extracts. The issue body was found empty on Nov 6.
Recurring agent failure issue in sky130-pll (2AMLogic)
What engineers report
A recurring agent failure problem in sky130-pll (2AMLogic) that mostly hits the electrical engineer.
Failure pattern: agent / failure
Analyst note
From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 10-11 2026 (Nov 10 8:41 AM ET through Nov 11 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-11: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.
What it costs a team
Modeled annual cost
$30,000
For a team of 5
Prototype delay
3 days
Modeled schedule slip per occurrence
Time lost
240 min
Per engineer per month, about 1 incidents
How the cost is modeled
240 min/month × 5 engineers × 12 months = 240 hours × $125/hour = $30,000
A modeled estimate with medium confidence. Swap in your own team size and loaded rate to size it for your team.
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Evidence
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