Practice Goal (4.1.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice - Goal - 4.1.1

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about the key term highlighting the description of hardware in code.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of Static Timing Analysis?

💡 Hint: Consider testing methods for large circuits.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What is the main purpose of using HDL in design?

To generate a physical chip
To describe circuit behavior
To create software applications

💡 Hint: Think of what you aim to achieve with design code.

Question 2

True or False: Static Timing Analysis only works with simple circuits.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider its application across various designs.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

How would you approach fixing a design that has negative slack in its timing report?

💡 Hint: Focus on paths and their delays.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a simple HDL code, outline how you would perform its synthesis step by step.

💡 Hint: Include all essential steps of the process.

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