Use these drills after completing all topics in Mixed-Signal Integration. Answer with boundary, mode, metric, artifact, owner, and regression.
[INT][AMS][MIXED-SIGNAL-INTEGRATION]
Q: Why can floorplan be a functional bug for AMS?
A:
Aggressor proximity and shared return paths can alter analog behavior even when logic is correct.
FOLLOW-UP TRAP: Treating keepouts as optional layout guidance.[INT][AMS][MIXED-SIGNAL-INTEGRATION]
Q: What does an abutment rule violation risk?
A:
Reliability, latch-up, and coupling issues at macro boundaries that are hard to debug later.
FOLLOW-UP TRAP: Deferring to post-route cleanups.BOUNDARY -> MECHANISM -> METRIC -> ARTIFACT -> FIX -> REGRESSIONINTEGRATION FLOW
floorplan keepouts -> guard strategy -> abutment policy -> PV signoffState boundary, mode, and evidence tag with every claim.
Always align analog, digital, and physical owners before signoff decisions.
Fixing averages while tails still fail.
Skipping package/supply evidence in jitter or SerDes issues.
Shipping with waivers that lack owner and expiration criteria.