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18 years ago

Default drive strengths for Stratix III and Cyclone III

Note that Stratix III and Cyclone III default drive strengths on most I/O standards are set to OCT Rs for better signal integrity. On previous families they were set to max drive strength for best pe...
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18 years ago

Yeah, Hyperlynx sims are the best way to go if you can do them. I try to use them whenever possible because it gives you the most accurate results since it takes into account your actual board topology and loading, etc.