feat(v2): M2 Neural Processor Array, N_PROCESSORS resource sweep

Implements M2 of the V2 roadmap: neural_processor_array.v instantiates
N_PROCESSORS independent neural_processor (M1) units, each with its
own dedicated point-to-point job/operand/result interface -- no shared
bus or mux at this level (arbitration is explicitly the Neural
Director's job, M5).

Verified with Verilator (tb_neural_processor_array.v, N_PROCESSORS=4):
7/7 tests pass, including a same-cycle 4-way concurrent launch with
different tile counts and a staggered-start test where a
later-launched, shorter job completes before an earlier-launched,
longer one -- confirming genuine independent concurrent execution
(§18/§34: a blocked/busy processor must not block the others).

Real resource/timing sweep for N_PROCESSORS in {1,2,4,8} (Yosys +
nextpnr-ecp5, real place&route): Fmax stays above the 80MHz target
throughout (159.11 -> 134.70 MHz), but MULT18X18D usage scales
linearly and reaches 88% of the LFE5U-45F's 72 DSPs at N=8 while
LUT/FF stay under 6% -- DSP, not LUT/FF/routing, is the first hard
ceiling on N_PROCESSORS at P_IN=8 (decisions.log DEC-0005). Measured
via a dedicated synthesis-only timing harness after the array's wide
per-processor buses were found to exhaust the device's TRELLIS_IO pin
budget as a bare top-level module beyond N=1 (errors.log ERR-0005) --
not a logic limit, an artifact of testing the array in isolation
before the Memory Manager/Director (M4/M5) exist to consume those
ports on-chip.

Full log trail (development/experiments/errors/decisions/simulation/
synthesis/timing/benchmark.log) in hardware/v2/logs/ per the project's
logging mandate.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013xXuuRUWZScuo1DeYJxs3v
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decision: vedi decisions.log DEC-0002, DEC-0003, DEC-0004.
next_action: M2 -- neural_processor_array.v, sweep N_PROCESSORS
(1,2,4,8), misura timing/risorse/throughput/utilization reali.
[2026-09-05T14:30:00Z] commit=dc0b331 session=v2-M2-processor-array
module: hardware/v2/rtl/neural_processor_array.v + hardware/v2/sim/
tb_neural_processor_array.v + hardware/v2/synthesis/
harness_neural_processor_array.v
action: implementato M2 -- Neural Processor Array, N_PROCESSORS
parametrico, ogni processore con interfaccia job/operand/result
dedicata (nessun bus condiviso/mux a questo livello, §7). Testato
N_PROCESSORS=4 con esecuzione concorrente reale (lancio simultaneo
di 4 job diversi, più un test a partenza sfalsata) e con lo sweep
reale N_PROCESSORS={1,2,4,8} per sintesi/place&route.
reason: roadmap M2.
result: 7/7 test PASS (Verilator), confermata esecuzione concorrente e
indipendente (un job più corto lanciato dopo completa prima di uno
più lungo lanciato prima -- non c'e' serializzazione nascosta).
Sintesi/P&R reali per N=1/2/4/8: 0 problemi CHECK, scaling lineare
delle risorse, Fmax sempre PASS a 80MHz (159.11/149.59/151.01/134.70
MHz). Scoperta reale non assunta: il DSP (MULT18X18D) e' la prima
risorsa a saturare (88% a N=8), non LUT/FF (sotto il 6% anche a
N=8) -- vedi decisions.log DEC-0005.
errors: ERR-0005 (artefatto di sintesi da pin-count, non un bug RTL --
workaround con un harness dedicato, vedi errors.log). Un primo
tentativo di harness alimentava dati identici a ogni processore/lane
MAC, e Yosys deduplicava silenziosamente tutto a 1x indipendentemente
da N -- scoperto verificando che lo scaling fosse davvero lineare
prima di fidarsi dei numeri.
decision: vedi decisions.log DEC-0005.
next_action: M3 -- activation_buffer.v / weight_buffer.v /
result_buffer.v (profondita' parametrica, valutare BRAM mapping).