Abstract: Examples describe a system that may include an input engine and a proximity verification engine. The input engine may access an electronic circuit design of an electronic design automation (EDA) tool, may identify a particular signal net and a particular power net the particular signal net is referenced to in the electronic circuit design. The input engine may further identify a particular signal via in the electronic circuit design corresponding to the particular signal net and power vias in the electronic circuit design corresponding to the particular power net. In such examples, the proximity verification engine may also verify that the particular signal via is within a threshold distance from at least one of the power vias and generate a proximity alert in response to a determination that none of the power vias are within the threshold distance from the particular signal via.

Abstract: Examples describe a system that may include an input engine and a proximity verification engine. The input engine may access an electronic circuit design of an electronic design automation (EDA) tool, may identify a particular signal net and a particular power net the particular signal net is referenced to in the electronic circuit design. The input engine may further identify a particular signal via in the electronic circuit design corresponding to the particular signal net and power vias in the electronic circuit design corresponding to the particular power net. In such examples, the proximity verification engine may also verify that the particular signal via is within a threshold distance from at least one of the power vias and generate a proximity alert in response to a determination that none of the power vias are within the threshold distance from the particular signal via.

Abstract: Systems and methods of bus arbitration for sideband signals in a multichip system are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises packaging at least one sideband signal as a micropacket. The method also comprises holding the micropacket in an outgoing sideband register. The method also comprises monitoring a bus for a quiescent state, the bus having a plurality of links to other chips in the multichip system. The method also comprises issuing the micropacket from the outgoing sideband register if the bus is in a quiescent state.