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OpenRAM (VLSIDA)VerificationConfidence: Medium

The sky130 KLayout DRC deck has 452 rules and references the SRAM core marker (areaid.ce) in only 4, so it applies periphery-only rules inside the core and an unmodified foundry bitcell shows 51 violations. A wrong deck sends people debugging good layout.

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
VLSIDA/OpenRAM Issue #338: sky130 klayout deck ignores the areaid.ce core exemption: 51 violations on an unmodified foundry bitcell
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.