VLSI Design & Technology Test Questions - Set 3

1)   An Antifuse programming technology is predominantly associated with _____.

a. SPLDs
b. FPGAs
c. CPLDs
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: FPGAs

Explanation:
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2)   In fusible link technologies, the undesired fuses are removed by the pulse application of _____voltage & current to device input.

a. Low
b. Moderate
c. High
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: High

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3)   Which programming technology/ies is/are predominantly associated with SPLDs and CPLDs?

a. EPROM
b. EEPROM
c. FLASH
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
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4)   Before the commencement of design, the clocking strategy determine/s __________

a. Number of clock signals necessary for routing throughout the chip
b. Number of transistors used per storage requirement
c. Power dissipated by chip & the size of chip
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

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5)   Which method/s of physical clocking is/are a /the recursive structure where the memory elements are grouped together to make the use of nearby or same distribution points?

a. H tree
b. Balanced tree clock network
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: H tree

Explanation:
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6)   Increase in the physical distance of H-tree _________the skew rate.

a. Increases
b. Stabilizes
c. Decreases
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increases

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7)   Which type of MOSFET exhibits no current at zero gate voltage?

a. Depletion MOSFET
b. Enhancement MOSFET
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Enhancement MOSFET

Explanation:
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8)   In enhancement MOSFET, the magnitude of output current __________ due to an increase in the magnitude of gate potentials.

a. Increases
b. Remains constant
c. Decreases
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increases

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9)   In DIBL, which among the following is/are regarded as the source/s of leakage?

a. Subthreshold conduction
b. Gate leakage
c. Junction leakage
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

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10)   Which among the following can be regarded as an/the application/s of MOS switch in an IC design?

a. Multiplexing & Modulation
b. Transmission gate in digital circuits
c. Simulation of a resistor
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
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