Hardware interview practice
Order an RTL-to-GDS flow
A digital block proceeds from synthesizable RTL to a tape-out layout with sign-off checks. Which sequence is in the correct dependency order?
Choose one
Answer choices
- A. Floorplanning, routing, synthesis, placement, extraction, clock-tree synthesis, then STA.
- B. Synthesis, floorplanning, placement, clock-tree synthesis, routing, extraction, sign-off STA, then DRC/LVS.
- C. Clock-tree synthesis, RTL simulation, floorplanning, synthesis, routing, then placement.
- D. Synthesis, DRC/LVS, floorplanning, placement, then clock-tree synthesis and routing.