C-Based VLSI Design - Week 0 Quiz Solutions

Question 1

Choose the correct option: S1: C-Based VLSI Design is about starting VLSI design from C-code. S2: Electronic design automation tool helps designer to develop design at higher abstraction level and then automatically synthesizes the design into lower abstraction level.

A.(a) Both S1 and S2 are correct

B.(b) Only S1 is correct

C.(c) Only S2 is correct

D.(d) Both S1 and S2 are not correct

Correct Answer: (a) Both S1 and S2 are correct

Question 2

Consider the following combinational circuit. Consider all gates has equal delay, 1unit. What would be the delay of the overall circuit?

A.(a) 1 unit

B.(b) 2 units

C.(c) 3 units

D.(d) 4 units

Correct Answer: (c) 3 units

Question 3

What is the latency of the following sequential circuit?

A.(a) 1

B.(b) 2

C.(c) 3

D.(d) 4

Correct Answer: (c) 3

Question 4

Select the correct option. S1: C-Based VLSI design will reduce the overall design time S2: C-Based VLSI design will increase the design complexity since the design will now be considered at higher abstraction level such as C/C++.

A.(a) Only S1 is correct

B.(b) Only S2 is correct

C.(c) Both S1 and S2 are not is correct

D.(d) Both S1 and S2 are correct

Correct Answer: (a) Only S1 is correct

Question 5

This course helps us to understand

A.(a) How C code is transformed to Register transfer level design automatically

B.(b) How to write C code to synthesize efficient hardware

C.(c) How to synthesize an efficient hardware from a given C code

D.(d) All of the above

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above

Question 6

This course will also help us to understand

A.(a) Verification of C-Based VLSI design process

B.(b) How to synthesize secure design from C

C.(c) How to use the optimizations of the synthesis tool effectively to develop efficient hardware from C

D.(d) All of the above

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above

Practice: Week 0: Assignment 0