Practice - Experiment 4: First Look at Static Timing Analysis (STA) - The Big Picture
Practice Questions
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Define Setup Time.
💡 Hint: Think about when the data needs to be ready.
What is a Critical Path?
💡 Hint: It's crucial to find this path for the circuit's speed!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of Static Timing Analysis?
💡 Hint: Consider the challenges of simulating large circuits.
True or False: A positive slack indicates a timing violation.
💡 Hint: Think about what slack represents in timing.
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Challenge Problems
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A circuit has a clock period of 10 ns, a flip-flop with a setup time of 2 ns, and the data arrives at 8 ns. Is there a setup violation? Justify your answer.
💡 Hint: Consider how close the arrival time is to the clock edge.
For a given critical path analysis, if the required time is 12 ns but the data delay is calculated to be 14 ns, calculate the slack and explain what this means for the performance of the circuit.
💡 Hint: Focus on the relationship between required time and actual data delay.
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