LSI design flow and EDA

Which correctly describes a netlist?

  1. AData describing the devices (cells) that make up a circuit and how they are connected
  2. BGeometric data of mask patterns
  3. CData recording test pass/fail results
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Answer: A. Data describing the devices (cells) that make up a circuit and how they are connected

A netlist is data describing which devices (transistors or cells) a circuit contains and which wires (nets) connect their terminals. It is used as the output of logic synthesis and the input to place and route.

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