Practice - Placement: Positioning the Standard Cells
Practice Questions
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What is the main objective of cell placement in ASIC design?
💡 Hint: Think about what the objective of 'placement' includes.
Define 'wirelength' in the context of placement.
💡 Hint: Consider how distance impacts timing.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main objective of the placement process?
💡 Hint: Think about what you want to achieve with positioning the cells.
Placement is crucial because it aids in minimizing _____?
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between distances and circuit performance.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a layout scenario where placing flip-flops significantly increases wirelength, describe a strategy to reposition the cells for optimization.
💡 Hint: Think about cell connectivity and affecting timings.
Analyze a situation where the placement leads to a timing violation in output signals. What steps would you take to comply with timing constraints?
💡 Hint: Recap on critical path definitions and their impacts.
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