Flip-flop and Latch : Internal structures and Functions

The flip flop is the most commonly used sequential element in any ASIC design, especially the D-type flip-flop. In the D flip flop, the D indicates delay, which means the output is a delayed version of input D.  Whereas a latch is the simplest and a basic sequential element. In general, there are two latches … Read more

Integrated Clock Gating (ICG) Cell in VLSI

 Low power ASIC design is the need of the hour, especially for hand-held electronics gadgets. In all hand-held products, the customer demands more battery life. This could be possible only if our SoC (System on Chip) inside the gadget consumes lesser power. There are various low-power design techniques that are being implemented the reduce the … Read more

Physical Design Interview Questions for 3 years experience , Question set – 8

  Code: EXIM4Y062021PD     Experience level : 3 years Brief Introduction and major projects? Tell me the most challenging part of your recent project How does the lockup latch help to fix hold violations? If we add a lockup latch, it might violate the setup? How will we fix it further? How did you … Read more

Physical Design Interview Questions : Question set -7

  Code: CDN5Y062021PD   Experience level: 5 Years For Application Engineer       What are the major differences between 7nm and 12/14nm technology nodes? What are the new DRC rules in the 7nm technology node? What is the via-piller? What is double patterning? How many layers have double patterning in the 7nm node? How … Read more