Practice Steps (4.2.2) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice - Steps - 4.2.2

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Question 1 Easy

What does ASIC stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what kind of circuits are designed for specific tasks.

Question 2 Easy

What role do HDLs play in ASIC design?

💡 Hint: Consider how we communicate our circuit designs to a computer.

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Question 1

What does HDL stand for?

High Definition Language
Hardware Description Language
Hyper Digital Logic

💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of these languages.

Question 2

True or False: Static Timing Analysis (STA) only relies on circuit simulation.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how STA evaluates timing.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A circuit has a clock period of 20ns, and the setup time for a flip-flop is 5ns. If data arrives at the flip-flop input in 12ns, does this meet the setup time requirement? Explain.

💡 Hint: Compare the arrival time with the allowable time for setup.

Challenge 2 Hard

You are tasked with designing a circuit and want to ensure it operates at a speed of 100MHz. What is the maximum delay allowed for every path in your design? Provide calculations.

💡 Hint: Consider how frequency relates to time delays in clock signals.

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