Practice Steps (4.3.2) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice - Steps - 4.3.2

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how circuits are represented in code.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of synthesis?

💡 Hint: Consider the idea of building from a list of parts.

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Question 1

What does HDL stand for?

Hardware Description Language
Hardware Derivative Logic
High-design Language

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

Question 2

The critical path is defined as the:

True
False

💡 Hint: Think of it as the slowest path in a relay race.

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Challenge 1 Hard

In a design, if the clock period is set to 10 ns and the setup time is 2 ns, what's the maximum time data can take to propagate through the circuit?

💡 Hint: Subtract the setup time from the clock period.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a critical path with a total delay of 12 ns and a required time for the data path of 10 ns, categorize the slack environment. How might you address any issues found?

💡 Hint: Reflect on the importance of slack in timing success.

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