IRA staircase structure: col 0 = info (dv=7), cols 1-7 = parity (dv=1-2). RTL decoder core still needs CN update rework for variable degree. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rate-1/8 QC-LDPC decoder for photon-starved optical communication. Target: Efabless chipIgnite (SkyWater 130nm, Caravel harness). - RTL: decoder top, core (layered min-sum), Wishbone interface - Python behavioral model with Poisson channel simulation - 7x8 base matrix, Z=32, n=256, k=32 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
