Practice Steps (4.4.2) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Practice - Steps - 4.4.2

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does ASIC stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what 'application-specific' means.

Question 2 Easy

Name one Hardware Description Language.

💡 Hint: These languages are used to describe electronic circuits.

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Question 1

What does HDL stand for?

High Data Language
Hardware Description Language
High Definition Logic

💡 Hint: Think about what HDL is used for in circuit design.

Question 2

True or False: The critical path is always the shortest path in the circuit.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember what critical path refers to.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A circuit has a critical path with a total delay of 15ns and a setup time requirement of 5ns. If the clock period is set to 20ns, does this design meet the setup requirement?

💡 Hint: Compare the total delay with the adjusted clock period to confirm compliance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how you would adjust a design if it showed negative slack in its timing report.

💡 Hint: Think about the ways to enhance circuit performance and redesign strategies.

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