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

On mixed-signal tops, the final LEF, SDF and SPEF are not in any gate input hashes. Swap the LEF after top_harden and release stages the new file and writes its hash into the manifest, and the ship check agrees because it compares against the same changed folder.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Hardware 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/hive-chip-flow Issue #164: msde LEF, SDF and SPEF are hashed by no gate: a LEF swapped after top_harden ships and gets recorded in the manifest

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.