Practice Professional Tools (3.2.1) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what kind of language is used to describe hardware.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of synthesis in ASIC design?

💡 Hint: What transformation occurs during this step?

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Question 1

What does HDL stand for?

Hardware Description Language
High-Level Design Language
Hierarchical Design Language

💡 Hint: Think about what kind of language describes hardware.

Question 2

True or False: Synthesis tools can create layouts without needing HDL code.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the role of HDL in circuit design.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a piece of HDL code, identify any potential setup and hold violations and suggest improvements.

💡 Hint: Focus on timing keywords in the code and identify how they affect operational speed.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a provided netlist and determine the critical path. Discuss how changing one gate might influence the overall timing.

💡 Hint: Identify parameters that impact timing, such as propagation delay of gates.

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