Practice Understand Inputs/outputs (2.3) - ASIC Design Flow - Gate-Level Synthesis & First Look at Timing
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Understand Inputs/Outputs

Practice - Understand Inputs/Outputs

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does HDL stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how we describe circuits.

Question 2 Easy

What is a netlist?

💡 Hint: It comes from the synthesis process.

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Question 1

What does HDL stand for in chip design?

Hardware Description Language
Hierarchical Data Layer
High-Density Logic

💡 Hint: It's a key term used frequently in digital design.

Question 2

True or False: Sum of positive slack indicates timing violation.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about slack as a margin for timing.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a circuit path with a clock speed of 50 MHz, a setup time of 5 ns, and a total data delay of 4 ns, calculate the slack. Is your timing rule met?

💡 Hint: Start with knowing that the clock period is the reciprocal of the frequency.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how you would address a design identified with negative slack in its timing report. What adjustments could be made?

💡 Hint: Consider both timing and structural changes that could help.

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