Practice Standard Cell Library Files (3.4) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Standard Cell Library Files

Practice - Standard Cell Library Files

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a standard cell library?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a toolkit for digital design.

Question 2 Easy

Name one metric included in standard cell library descriptions.

💡 Hint: Consider what affects circuit performance.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a standard cell library?

To store HDL code
To provide pre-designed circuit components
None of the above

💡 Hint: What do you need for assembling circuits from scratch?

Question 2

True or False: Static Timing Analysis is used to perform dynamic simulations of ASIC designs.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the difference between analyzing vs. running simulations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a digital circuit using a given standard cell library file to represent an XOR gate. Discuss how library choice impacts performance metrics.

💡 Hint: Refer to your library file to find suitable components for constructing the XOR gate.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a timing report generated from a circuit using standard cells. Identify violations in setup and hold times and suggest corrective actions.

💡 Hint: Focus on paths with negative slack to find setup and hold time issues.

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