Practice Placement Command (4.3.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Floorplanning, Placement, and Routing (Conceptual/Tool Demonstration)
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Placement Command

Practice - Placement Command

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary goal of the placement phase in ASIC design?

💡 Hint: Think about what placement helps achieve in terms of circuit performance.

Question 2 Easy

What do we refer to when discussing cell arrangements in the layout?

💡 Hint: Visualize how the cells look in the layout viewer.

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Question 1

What is the main goal of the placement step in ASIC design?

Maximizing area
Minimizing wire length
Maximizing cell size

💡 Hint: Consider how distance impacts performance.

Question 2

True or False: Congestion occurs when there are too few wires in a section of the layout.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of congestion in terms of traffic.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze how altering the core area dimensions during floorplanning might impact the placement phase and overall routing efficiency.

💡 Hint: Think about how space can either help or hinder cell arrangements.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a set of standard cells, propose a basic strategy for manually placing them to ensure optimal routing paths.

💡 Hint: Consider the connectivity and importance of certain paths over others.

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