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sg13g2-lc-pll (2AMLogic)MCADConfidence: Medium

An open-PDK PLL run by an agent fleet. With the prescaler at 5.0 GHz, "FB and MC never toggle over 120 ns." Alone, the divider gives 3 FB edges at 500 MHz and 0 at 625 MHz, which is exactly the prescaler output. The existing divider bench "only counted at 100 MHz ('Not covered: speed'), so nothing caught this." Four spec rows can't close with the real chain, and the loop sim uses a behavioural stand-in. PR #65 adds the 625 and 687.5 MHz check and records the bisect but does not fix the divider. A verification record that honestly said "not covered" still let the design move forward.

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

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.