Hardware Design Interview Questions - Synopsys

1) Explain Edge Detector? How it detects an Async signal? Circuit Diagram?

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2) How to decide the value of N in NDFF Synchronizer?

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3)What are different types of UPF strategies? Circuit Diagram?

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4) How to detect an unknown frequency of a circuit? (One reference frequency is given), write Verilog Code?

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5) What are the different types of design constraints? (Clock, Reset, Async IO etc)

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6) Write down all the design constraints for the below design –






7) What are timing Exceptions?

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8)Given a digital block, how to minimize its power? Explain all components of power?

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9) Design a clock gating circuit?

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