TODO: resolve D4/D5 question - keep USBLC6 flow-through as designed

Record the verdict so it isn't relitigated: USBLC6 is ST-rated for
Ethernet, PHY-side placement is standard practice, floating VBUS is
deliberate (3.3V-biased lines would clip against a tied rail), and the
split PHY_*/ETH_* nets force zero-stub flow-through routing - the
better ESD topology. Earlier stub/DNP suggestion withdrawn.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

hardware/re-bba-rb/TODO.md

@@ -39,9 +39,20 @@ W5100S reference schematic, and JLCPCB manufacturing limits. ERC/DRC: clean.
             in each line (WIZnet note 6, EMI reduction) — would require
             breaking the pairs; add only if EMI testing demands.
       - [ ] Place C51/C52 physically at J2 pins 4/5 (center taps).
-      - [ ] Reconsider D4/D5 (USBLC6 on the line side of the magnetics):
-            unusual — transformer already isolates; their VBUS pins float so
-            they only clamp to GND. Remove or justify.
+      - [x] D4/D5 (USBLC6 on the PHY pairs) — RESOLVED 2026-07-17: **keep,
+            exactly as drawn.** ST explicitly rates USBLC6 for Ethernet;
+            PHY-side placement guards residual coupling through the
+            transformer; 2.5–3.5 pF/line is fine at 100BASE-TX. Two
+            deliberate details, do not "fix": (1) pin 5 (VBUS) floats ON
+            PURPOSE — the lines carry ~3.3 V DC bias (center taps) and swing
+            above it; a 3.3 V-tied rail would clip signal peaks. Floating,
+            the rail self-biases to the line peak and the internal 6 V zener
+            still clamps strikes. (2) The split nets (PHY_* vs ETH_*) force
+            FLOW-THROUGH routing (pins 1→6, 3→4 are one internal node) —
+            zero-stub clamping; do NOT merge the nets or tap the diode as a
+            stub (stub inductance adds L·di/dt let-through). Layout: route
+            the pair in-line through the package, near J2, short GND via on
+            pin 2. If ever bypassing at bring-up: desolder + jumper 1–6/3–4.
 - [ ] **FT2232H EEPROM interface** (`Usb Connector.kicad_sch`) — schematic
       part DONE 2026-07-17 per datasheet Table 3.4: U7.4 (DO) moved to new
       net EE_DO; R30 (2.2 kΩ, C25879) inserted EE_DO→EE_DATA; R31 (10 kΩ,