Practice Goal (4.3.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice - Goal - 4.3.1

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define HDL.

💡 Hint: Think about the primary function of HDL in designs.

Question 2 Easy

What is a netlist?

💡 Hint: Consider what a blueprint includes.

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Question 1

What is an ASIC?

General purpose chips
Application-specific chips
Microprocessors

💡 Hint: Think about the specificity of designs.

Question 2

True or False: HDL is only used for electronics manufacturing.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the broader uses of HDLs.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a design with a critical path exceeding the clock period. What strategies would you suggest to resolve timing violations?

💡 Hint: Think about minimizing delay in critical pathways.

Challenge 2 Hard

Imagine you are tasked with creating a simple circuit design. Write a synthesizable HDL code for a 2-input AND gate, and explain the process of synthesizing it.

💡 Hint: Consider the structure of a typical HDL module.

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