feat: tune default delay synthesis strategy

[zphuang0429]

What Changed

Scope

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• CLI - command behavior, Typer command surface, output formats, or workspace commands.
• Flow/runtime - workspace lifecycle, EngineFlow, step execution, logs, metrics, or artifacts.
• EDA integration - Yosys, ECC-Tools, DreamPlace, KLayout, PDKs, or native/runtime wrappers.
• Build/package - Nix, PyInstaller, wheels, uv.lock, or release artifacts.
• CI/release - GitHub Actions, version checks, changelog, or release automation.
• Tests/docs only

Runtime And Packaging Impact

• No runtime or packaging impact
• CLI output or machine-readable contract changed
• Workspace layout, flow state, or artifact paths changed
• Native toolchain or wrapper behavior changed
• ecc-tools or ecc-dreamplace dependency changed
• PyInstaller, Nix, or release artifact changed

Notes:

Validation

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• uv run pytest test/
• uv run ruff check chipcompiler test
• uv run ruff format --check chipcompiler test
• PyInstaller smoke: ecc --help, ecc --version, ecc version --json
• Nix smoke: nix run .#cli -- --help
• Manual flow smoke:
• Other:

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Checklist

• I kept the change scoped to ECC.
• I updated docs or user-facing CLI text where behavior changed.
• I included lockfile or version metadata updates when dependencies changed.
• I documented any submodule updates and why they are needed.
• I did not include local caches, virtual environments, or generated build outputs.
• I explained skipped validation and remaining risk.