Quick Quiz

1:An IC floorplan:

  1. Arranges major blocks on the chip

  2. Arranges transistors on the chip

  3. Lays out wires on the chip

2:IC routing tools:

  1. Arrange cells on the chip

  2. Rout out timing problems

  3. Plan the wire paths on the chip

3:Physical rule checker tools:

  1. Check the spacing between wires

  2. Check the number of loads a gate can drive

  3. Check the netlist against the physical wires

4:Signal delays are not caused by:

  1. Wire length

  2. Clocks

  3. Noise

5:Signal integrity tools measure:

  1. The honesty of a signal

  2. How well signals travel through the wires and gates

  3. How fast signals travel

6:Thermal analysis tools measure:

  1. The temperature of the wires

  2. The chip sensitivity to heat

  3. The temperature all over the chip

7:Timing closure is when:

  1. All delay faults are resolved

  2. Successful first ...

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