Practice Key Design Elements In Standard Cell Design (3.3) - Standard Cell and Key Design Elements
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Key Design Elements in Standard Cell Design

Practice - Key Design Elements in Standard Cell Design

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does PPA stand for in VLSI design?

💡 Hint: Think about the three key elements that standard cell design focuses on.

Question 2 Easy

Define threshold voltage.

💡 Hint: Consider what voltage is needed for the transistor to start conducting.

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Question 1

What does PPA stand for?

Performance-Power-Area
Power-Performance-Area
Power-Area-Performance

💡 Hint: This acronym focuses on balancing three aspects in design.

Question 2

True or False: Reliability is not crucial in standard cell design.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how chips perform over their lifetime.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a VLSI cell with a focus on optimizing both power and performance. Describe the techniques you would use and justify your choices.

💡 Hint: Think about how power and performance can be adjusted dynamically.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate how changing the threshold voltage impacts both reliability and switching characteristics of a standard cell. Provide examples.

💡 Hint: Consider the trade-offs between speed and leakage.

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