A chip is not a big block: it is blocks, third-party IP, power modes, and reset sequences that no single block owner sees. Block-level RDC closure is necessary but not sufficient, because the crossings that escape live at the boundaries: between blocks, inside reused IP with undocumented resets, and across power and warm-reset sequences. These four lessons cover that last mile.
Lesson | After it you can... |
|---|---|
Say what each block must expose at its boundary for integration-level RDC. | |
Check the reset requirements of third-party and reused IP. | |
Describe how power domains, isolation, and warm resets interact with reset domains. | |
Run the review meeting: inputs, questions, and outputs. |
Not yet. Inter-block crossings, IP boundary assumptions, power-mode sequences, and the top-level reset tree still need their own checks and a chip-level review.