Practice Timing Analysis (pre-layout) (2.1.5) - Final Project / Open-Ended Design Challenge
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Timing Analysis (Pre-layout)

Practice - Timing Analysis (Pre-layout)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the definition of a critical path?

💡 Hint: Think about what affects circuit speed.

Question 2 Easy

Why is timing analysis important?

💡 Hint: Consider how delays might impact performance.

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Interactive Quizzes

Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning

Question 1

What defines the critical path in a digital circuit?

The shortest path
The longest delay path
Any random path

💡 Hint: Think about paths and delays.

Question 2

Timing analysis helps ensure that circuits operate at...?

True
False

💡 Hint: What is the main goal of timing analysis?

1 more question available

Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a circuit with multiple components showing various propagation delays (A: 3ns, B: 5ns, C: 8ns, D: 4ns), determine the critical path and propose an optimization method.

💡 Hint: Look for the path with the longest delay.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the impact of parasitic capacitance on propagation delays in a circuit. What design choices can mitigate these effects?

💡 Hint: Think of how physical layout might influence delays.

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