10.1 - Introduction to Rapid Prototyping and Hardware Emulation
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Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of rapid prototyping?
💡 Hint: Think about when design issues are most costly to fix.
Define hardware emulation.
💡 Hint: Focus on the key term 'simulation' involved.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does rapid prototyping primarily aim for?
💡 Hint: Focus on when during the design process prototyping occurs.
True or False: Hardware emulation can only be used for small-scale designs.
💡 Hint: Think about the scale of operations discussed in class.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a rapid prototyping strategy for a new AI accelerator chip. Identify at least three key features that should be validated early.
💡 Hint: Think about the environments this AI chip would operate in and what functionalities are critical.
Evaluate the advantages and potential drawbacks of relying solely on either rapid prototyping or hardware emulation in system design.
💡 Hint: Consider the scale, cost, and speed of validation for both methods.
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