ASIC Design and Automation ECE 413 Quiz
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Which abstraction level of digital design involves the Gate-Level Netlist?

  • Structural View (correct)
  • Behavioral View
  • Physical View
  • RTL Design
  • What is the purpose of Logical Synthesis in ASIC design flow?

  • To transform equations to Boolean equations (correct)
  • To perform Electrical Rules Check (ERC)
  • To verify correctness at each level
  • To generate GDSII layout
  • What is the main focus of Physical Synthesis in ASIC design flow?

  • Layout vs. Schematics (LVS) check
  • Parasitics Extraction (correct)
  • Logic Optimization
  • Two-level logic reduction
  • What is the purpose of Mapping into a standard cell library in Logical Synthesis flow?

    <p>To map logical functions into predefined cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which step in the ASIC Design Flow involves Iteration loops for simplicity?

    <p>GDSII Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of building blocks are used in the implementation of the given functional description?

    <p>Boolean algebra and CMOS building blocks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of Combinational Logic (CL) in a signal unidirectional system?

    <p>Signals propagate from the inputs to the outputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do a pair of criss-crossed lines indicate in the Timing Diagrams?

    <p>The signal might change at that time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of system should have no feedback according to Sequential Design principles?

    <p>Combinational logic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Logical Synthesis in ASIC design flow?

    <p>To optimize the design for area, power, and performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Sequential design is concerned with the design of circuits that contain ______ elements

    <p>memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Combinational logic is a signal unidirectional system where signals propagate from the inputs to the outputs, and there should be no ______ in combinational logic

    <p>feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Primitives used in the implementation of the given functional description may include Boolean algebra, CMOS building blocks, logic gates, latches, registers, and ______

    <p>combinational logic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In order to obtain the desired output in combinational logic, all inputs must remain stable till the output is generated, and the system is designed to have no ______

    <p>feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Sequential design focuses on circuits with memory elements, while combinational logic is a signal unidirectional system where there should be no ______

    <p>feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

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