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Predict opposite-direction crosstalk delay

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A victim net switches while a strongly coupled adjacent aggressor switches in the opposite direction. What is the usual worst-case timing effect on the victim?

Choose one

Answer choices

  1. A. Coupling vanishes and the victim always speeds up.
  2. B. Only DC leakage changes.
  3. C. The victim is logically inverted.
  4. D. Effective coupling increases and the victim can slow down.
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