Clock Skew in VLSI Design

In VLSI design, clock skew is the difference in arrival times of the clock signal at different flip-flops or registers within a circuit. This can lead to timing violations and performance issues.

Minimizing Clock Skew: Clock skew can be minimized in VLSI design through various techniques such as:

• Using buffer insertion to equalize and delay clock signals
• Implementing clock tree synthesis to balance clock distribution paths
• Utilizing clock gating to reduce clock signal propagation delays

By implementing these techniques, VLSI designers can effectively reduce clock skew and improve the overall performance and reliability of the circuit.