Practice Pipelining - 4.4.3 | 4. Optimization Techniques in Logic Synthesis | CAD for VLSI
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is pipelining?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how operations can overlap.

Question 2

Easy

Name one component used in pipelining.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What is commonly used to store bits of data?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary function of pipelining in circuit design?

  • To increase the area
  • To reduce delay
  • To add complexity

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the main goal of optimizing performance.

Question 2

True or False: Pipelining does not affect power consumption in a circuit.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the relationship between components and energy usage.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You are tasked with improving a logic circuit that has a critical path of 10 ns. By implementing pipelining, what should be the new target for each stage if your goal is to double the maximum frequency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use the relationship between frequency and time to calculate.

Question 2

Discuss a scenario where pipelining might not be beneficial despite its advantages. Provide examples.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider applications where power is a critical component.

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