This engineering solution steps slightly off the beaten path, challenging conventional approaches where FEAR and GREED sometimes lead clock distribution designers astray. By consciously embracing certain design principles, MAD Clocks delivers remarkable benefits:

1. 8x reduction in clock insertion delay

2. Significantly reduced power consumption through smaller matched driver size and clock trace capacitance

3. Reduced clock jitter through supply noise cancellation

4. Elimination of first harmonic clock driver demand currents in IC Power Integrity models

5. Avoid a potential gate oxide voltage overshoot reliability concern

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