Week #3 Quiz LVSI Design

What is the greatest challenge in VLSI design?

• too many transistors to verify

• managing system complexity

• many delays in VLSI design

What is Y chart?

• represent 3 distinct design domain- Specification, structural, physical

• represent 3 distinct design domain- Specification, behavior, physical

• represent 3 distinct design domain- Behavior, structural, physical

What is floor-plan?

• to place cells in an area

• to estimate the area of entire system

What is the maximum possible core area in the MIPS processor?

• 12.25 lambda square

• 12.25 mega lambda square

How many transistors in a 3 input static NAND?

• 2

• 3

• 6

What is the difference between combinational and sequential circuits?

• Combinational holds the current and previous value

• Sequential holds the current and previous value

What are the sequence elements?

• latch and flip-flop

• transistor

• logic gates

What is the sequence overhead?

• hold the overhead data

• add some delay when hold data