Practice High-level Timing Idea (2.4) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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High-Level Timing Idea

Practice - High-Level Timing Idea

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Static Timing Analysis?

💡 Hint: Think about how we would verify timing without testing every case.

Question 2 Easy

What does positive slack indicate?

💡 Hint: Is it good to have extra time in timing?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does Static Timing Analysis help engineers assess?

Voltage
Current
Timing
Power

💡 Hint: Think about what aspect of a circuit helps it work reliably.

Question 2

True or False: Positive slack indicates that a circuit is functioning properly.

True
False

💡 Hint: Is extra time ever a bad thing?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a circuit with a maximum expected clock frequency of 100 MHz, calculate the minimum setup time required if the maximum data propagation delay is 5 ns.

💡 Hint: Use the formula for setup time based on clock frequency.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze why a circuit design would have negative slack in its critical path and suggest two modifications that could resolve this issue.

💡 Hint: Think about both layout changes and component choices.

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