Static Timing Analysis

This lecture covers the principles of static timing analysis in digital system design, focusing on timing analysis and constraints in synchronous circuits. It explains the setup and hold time requirements for safely capturing data, the characterization of delay in combinational circuits, and the critical paths in gate-level circuits. The instructor discusses the process of checking timing conditions for register-to-register and input-to-register paths, as well as the challenges of static timing analysis on gate level and in hierarchical designs.