Practice - Strategies for improving critical path
Practice Questions
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What is the critical path in a digital circuit?
💡 Hint: Think of the path that slows down the circuit.
How can parallel processing help in circuit design?
💡 Hint: Consider how multiple lanes speed up traffic.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What defines the critical path in a circuit?
💡 Hint: Think of which path would take the longest to complete.
True or False: Reducing gate delays can improve the overall speed of a digital circuit.
💡 Hint: Consider how quicker gates would benefit a design.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a circuit where the critical path delay is measured at 10 ns. Calculate the maximum clock frequency. If the designer manages to reduce the critical path delay by 20%, how does this impact the maximum clock frequency?
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between frequency and delay.
Analyze a given circuit schematic where the critical path involves multiple gates. Identify at least three areas for potential optimization and justify your recommendations.
💡 Hint: Consider how delays aggregate in each path.
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