Top-level clocking and reset strategy across performance, test, safety, and integration constraints.
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top-clock-tree-architecture/ — Top Clock Tree Architecture
reset-distribution-and-sequencing/ — Reset Distribution & Sequencing
clock-reset-dft-interactions/ — Clock/Reset + DFT Interactions
reset-domain-integration-debug/ — Reset-Domain Integration Debug
Clock/reset assumptions must be globally consistent across functional and test modes.
CLOCK/RESET FLOW
pll lock -> clock enable -> reset release -> domain readyBOOT STABILITY
stable boots ████████
reset hangs ███clock architecture report
reset release timing
mode matrix
boot trace summary
Intermittent boot hang traced to one domain releasing reset before dependent clock was stable.
Check mode-specific constraints
Trace reset dependencies
Correlate firmware sequencing
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