Practice Instructor Demonstration (4.1.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Floorplanning, Placement, and Routing (Conceptual/Tool Demonstration)
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the role of floorplanning in ASIC design?

💡 Hint: Think about the layout or blueprint aspect.

Question 2 Easy

What does an automatic placement tool aim to minimize?

💡 Hint: Focus on the goals of optimization.

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Question 1

What is the main goal of the floorplanning stage?

Define boundaries of the design
Place standard cells
Route connections

💡 Hint: Think about the architecture of the design.

Question 2

True or False: Routing occurs before placement in the ASIC design flow.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the sequence of operations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a design where the floorplan results in tight I/O pin placement. How would you address potential routing congestion?

💡 Hint: Think about how spatial distribution impacts routing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the consequences of inadequate parasitic extraction on timing analysis results.

💡 Hint: Consider how hidden variables influence results.

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