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3.5 - What is a critical path?

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a critical path in digital circuits?

💡 Hint: Think about how delays work in a circuit.

Question 2

Easy

What does propagation delay refer to?

💡 Hint: Consider how long it takes for a signal to go from input to output.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What defines a critical path in a digital circuit?

  • Fastest path
  • Shortest path
  • Longest delay path

💡 Hint: Think about what affects circuit performance.

Question 2

True or False: Optimizing the critical path can increase the maximum frequency of a circuit.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: How does performance relate to speed?

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

A digital circuit has three paths with delays of 10 ns, 15 ns, and 12 ns. Identify the critical path and explain how it affects potential frequency.

💡 Hint: Compare all delays and find the longest one.

Question 2

Design a small example where shortening the critical path dramatically increases speed. What specific components would you redesign?

💡 Hint: Identify the gates that contribute the most delay.

Challenge and get performance evaluation