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AMS Interface Glossary
Shared vocabulary for analog-digital boundary discussions.
Terms to use precisely
Boundary cell: logic that enforces legal crossing between domains.
Aperture: effective sampling uncertainty window of converter capture.
Jitter budget: allocation of timing uncertainty contributions.
Lane margin: tolerance window before high-speed link errors rise sharply.
Keepout: physical exclusion/constraint region protecting analog sensitivity.
Waiver: explicit exception with owner, rationale, and expiry.