Practice Summary of Key Concepts - 6.6 | 6. RTL Verification using Simulation Methods | SOC Design 1: Design & Verification
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Summary of Key Concepts

6.6 - Summary of Key Concepts

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does RTL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about the level of abstraction in digital design.

Question 2 Easy

What is functional simulation?

💡 Hint: Remember its purpose in verification.

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Question 1

Which type of simulation checks for logical correctness?

Functional Simulation
Timing Simulation
Gate-Level Simulation

💡 Hint: Think about what logical correctness means.

Question 2

True or False: Timing simulation does not consider propagation delays.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what timing simulation aims to achieve.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Formulate a scenario where a timing violation could occur and discuss how you would set up a timing simulation to identify it.

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of signal timing in digital circuits.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a basic testbench for a simple RTL module that counts clock cycles, incorporating assertions to check the proper counting.

💡 Hint: Focus on what inputs to apply and how to assert the expected output.

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