9.4 - Challenges in Design Exploration and Automation
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Practice Questions
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What does 'state explosion' refer to in VLSI design?
💡 Hint: Think about how the design options multiply with added components.
Name one trade-off that designers must consider in VLSI design.
💡 Hint: Consider what might happen when performance is increased.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is state explosion?
💡 Hint: Consider how adding components affects overall designs.
Is optimizing for performance always beneficial in design?
💡 Hint: Think of performance and power as a seesaw.
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Challenge Problems
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How can you apply heuristics to manage state explosion when exploring design configurations? Provide an example of a heuristic that might be useful.
💡 Hint: Consider how to narrow down options based on learned experiences.
Discuss in detail a case study where trade-offs between power and performance were successfully managed in a VLSI project.
💡 Hint: Think about methods used in real designs, perhaps involving specific technologies or techniques.
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