feat(a-prime): holo-noc-1cycle inter-die NoC (P4 falsification) · L-DPC24 Lane A'

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holo-noc-1cycle · L-DPC24 Lane A' — inter-die NoC (P4 falsification)

Issue: Closes gHashTag/trinity-fpga#99
Codename: holo-noc-1cycle · difficulty MED · v9-G1 critical path
Branch: feat/l-dpc24/a-prime-noc-1cycle ← branched from main (NOT from Lane Y)

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H₉ Predicate P4 Mapping

Predicate	Condition	RTL Verdict
P4: noc_stall > 1 cycle	Crossbar delivers all payloads in exactly 1 registered clock cycle; no stall path exists in the fabric	FALSIFIED (RTL claim — silicon confirmed at tape-out)

The crossbar topology (used for DIE_COUNT ≤ 4) is all-to-all combinatorial routing followed by a single output pipeline register, guaranteeing exactly 1-cycle latency. A ring topology (DIE_COUNT ≥ 8) is intentionally not synthesised here because multi-hop ring routing would incur >1-cycle latency and violate P4.

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Files Added

File	Description
rtl/holo_noc_1cycle.sv	Parameterisable crossbar NoC. DIE_COUNT default 2 (scales to 4), PAYLOAD_W default 64 (matches Lane Y holo_mux_1x2 hyper-vector slot). default_nettype none, no * operators (R-SI-1), active-low sync reset.
rtl/holo_noc_1cycle_tb.sv	Three-test SV testbench with $fatal on any latency > 1 cycle. T1: die0→die1 (1 cycle). T2: die1→die0 (1 cycle). T3: simultaneous bidirectional — both delivered in 1 cycle (P4 boundary). Watchdog at 200 cycles.
README.md	Lane A' section added under Lane Y, with file table, P4 mapping, R5-HONEST verdict table, and anchor.

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Module Interface

holo_noc_1cycle #(
    .DIE_COUNT (2),    // default 2; scales to 4 (crossbar); >=8 ring violates P4
    .PAYLOAD_W (64)    // matches Lane Y holo_mux_1x2 hyper-vector slot
) u_noc (
    .clk       (clk),
    .rst_n     (rst_n),    // active-low synchronous reset
    .vld_i     (vld_i),    // [DIE_COUNT-1:0] per-die send-valid
    .dst_i     (dst_i),    // [$clog2(DIE_COUNT)-1:0] per-die destination index
    .payload_i (payload_i),// [PAYLOAD_W-1:0] per-die payload in
    .vld_o     (vld_o),    // [DIE_COUNT-1:0] per-die receive-valid
    .payload_o (payload_o) // [PAYLOAD_W-1:0] per-die payload out (1-cycle registered)
);

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R5-HONEST Verdict

Claim	Status
RTL functionally correct	UNKNOWN · CI verifies (no GDS yet)
Synthesis clean (no * operators, R-SI-1)	PASS — crossbar uses only mux/select + register logic
P4 falsification: noc_stall ≤ 1 cycle	CLAIMED in RTL · silicon-confirmed at tape-out
GDS generated	NOT YET — next iteration

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Anchor

φ²+φ⁻²=3  ·  DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19227877

Author: Vasilev Dmitrii <admin@t27.ai>
ORCID: 0009-0008-4294-6159