Practice Goal (4.4.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Goal

Practice - Goal - 4.4.1

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about programming languages for hardware.

Question 2 Easy

What is the main purpose of synthesis in chip design?

💡 Hint: It translates high-level descriptions to hardware.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What is the purpose of HDL?

To simulate circuits
To describe circuit behavior
To measure circuit performance

💡 Hint: Consider what you write code to do.

Question 2

True or False: Setup time refers to the period after the clock edge.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about when data stability is required.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a hypothetical circuit design described by HDL, explain how to proceed with synthesis and what outputs you should expect.

💡 Hint: Think about the steps from code to netlist generation.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a given timing report with negative slack. What could be the potential fixes for the circuit?

💡 Hint: Consider how performance can be enhanced through structural changes.

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