Practice Lab Goals (1) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about the name of the language used to describe hardware.

Question 2 Easy

What is synthesis in chip design?

💡 Hint: Consider how code is translated into actual hardware.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of HDL?

To describe hardware functionality
To fabricate chips
To simulate circuit behavior

💡 Hint: Think about the main task of programming languages in circuit design.

Question 2

True or False: Synthesis directly produces the physical chip.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the stages of design before reaching physical construction.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a simple HDL code, identify setup and hold times required for a specific flip-flop setup.

💡 Hint: Examine where the clock signals intersect with data changes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the impact of critical path delays on clock frequency settings for a digital circuit.

💡 Hint: Think about the risks of not optimizing paths in high-speed applications.

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