hive-chip-flow (Hive-RSI-Lab)MCADConfidence: Medium

The mixed-signal gates do not hash every file they read, so an edit to a side spec, a pin map or analog sizing leaves a stale pass marked fresh. The project's own skill file says to re-run by hand, and both kinds of edit happened during the PLL bring-up.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

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/hive-chip-flow Issue #113: msde gates hash every file they read: split, top_harden, top_lvs and release miss side specs, digital spec.yaml and analog sizing

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.