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Course contents

  • How to Use This Course
  • Reading Path
  • CDC/RDC Glossary
  • CDC/RDC Metrics Reference
  • CDC/RDC Interview Prep
  • CDC/RDC Signoff Cheatsheet
  • Clock Domains and Failure Modes8
  • Metastability and Synchronizers16
  • CDC Protocols and Handshakes16
  • Reconvergence and Gray Coding16
  • Reset Domain Crossing16
  • Architecture and Design Rules16
  • CDC Signoff Methodology24
  • RDC Signoff16
  • Debug and Case Studies11
  • CDC and RDC Interview Prep30
    • CDC/RDC Whiteboard Framework
    • CDC/RDC Framework Drills
    • Scenario: Metastability Bug
      • The Scenario
      • Investigation Steps
      • Root Cause and Fix
      • How to Narrate It
    • Scenario: Metastability Escape in Silicon Bring-up
    • Scenario: Async FIFO Pointer Mismatch
    • Scenario: Waiver Debate
    • Scenario: RDC Waiver Under Tapeout Pressure
    • CDC/RDC Interview Q&A Bank
    • CDC/RDC Interview Q&A Bank (Expanded)
  • Capstone: Sign Off a Multi-clock Peripheral4
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