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1.6 Consider the multiplication of two 9-bit numbers A and B, with A = 101101101. Using the booth encoding algorithm, which B value will result in the largest number of partial products? (2 pts) a. 101010101 b. 111111111 c. 100011111 d. 111110101     [Write down your answers on your solution papers. No explanation is needed.]

1.5 The right figure shows the clock tree for a 16 core design. Each solid square represents a core. All cores are identical. The inverters in the clock tree have the same size. Each inverter has a nominal delay of 100ps and a random variation of ±20ps. The wire segments in the clock tree are symmetric with respect to RC delay. 1.5.1 What is the maximum clock skew of this clock tree? (1 pts) 1.5.2 What is the maximum clock jitter of this clock tree? (1 pts) [Write down your answers on your solution papers. No explanation is needed.]

Problem 1: Short Questions (24 pts) 1.1 Please select True or False for the following statements. (8 pts) (True / False)     a. DIBL effect leads to lower device leakage. (True / False)     b. A 7nm FinFET transistor has its gate length at 7nm.  (True / False)     c.  At the same length, metal-1 has a lower resistance and capacitance than metal-3. (True / False)     d. Hold time violations are easier to fix than setup time violations after a chip is fabricated. (True / False)     e. Fin width (FinFET) is a design parameter that a circuit designer decides as she wishes. (True / False)     f. DRC rules are defined by the EDA tool vendors, such as Cadence. (True / False)     g. Carry out bit is often on the critical path of a 1-bit full adder. (True / False)     h.  Clock skew is the difference in arrival times between the launch flip-flop clock edge and the capture flip-flop clock edge.   [Write down your answers on your solution papers. No explanation is needed.]

1.7 The figure above presents the design of a sequential machine. The registers are all flip-flops, triggered by the rising edge of the clock. They have tC2Q = 1, tsu = 1, and thold = 1. All four logic blocks are identical, with the logic delay tL = 3. The delay through the multiplexer tM = 2. (A)

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The following describes General Dwight Eisenhower’s experience in the African campaign

Why did the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (ALAM) become a problem for Ford and how did he resolve it

Which future American president worked in army intelligence passing critical secrets to various military departments as a result of poor eyesight

Film Review I is a critical thinking exercise that requires students to assess evidence from documentary video “Business Titans ” found in Review Assignments link. Students will have opportunity to attempt and submit Film Review I from Monday Jan 20th 8:00am 8am to Sunday, Jan 26nd11:59pm.Students can access quiz by clicking on Film Review Assignments link in Blackboard. Students will answer 10 multiple-choice questions after watching the film.Students have 20 minutes to answer and submit questions. The quiz is TEST TIMED and will save and submit automatically when time expires.Students ARE NOT allowed to share answers or questions with each other.Students also CAN NOT USE course materials, including class notes, AI, textbook, and internet web-pages to answer quiz questions

Film Review III is a critical thinking exercise that requires students to assess evidence from documentary video “1980S Technology” found in Review Assignments link. Students will have opportunity to attempt and submit from Monday Feb 10th 8am to Sunday, Feb 16th 11:59pm. Students can access quiz by clicking on Film Review Assignments link in Blackboard. Students will answer 10 multiple-choice questions after watching the film.Students have 20 minutes to answer and submit questions. The quiz is TEST TIMED and will save and submit automatically when time expires.Students ARE NOT allowed to share answers or questions with each other.Students also CAN NOT USE course materials, including class notes, AI, textbook, and internet web-pages to answer quiz questions