Practice - Objectives of Floor Planning
Practice Questions
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What is the main goal of minimizing wirelength in chip design?
💡 Hint: Think about how distance affects speed.
Why is area optimization important in chip layouts?
💡 Hint: Consider how empty spaces in a layout would affect size.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is one of the primary objectives of floor planning in VLSI design?
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between distance and signal speed.
True or False: Effective floor planning can improve the performance of a chip.
💡 Hint: Think about how how placement affects timing.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a basic floor plan for a chip with two critical functional blocks that need to communicate frequently. Outline steps you would take to minimize wirelength while optimizing for area.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationships between the blocks and their communication needs.
Evaluate a chip design that has received comments about poor performance due to timing issues. What changes would you consider in the floor planning phase to address this?
💡 Hint: Reflect on how arrangement affects signal travel.
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