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14 years ago

functional simulation + STA = gate level simulation?

Hi: Is "functional simulation" + "STA" = "gate level simulation"? I designed a project,and run the functional simulation successfully,at the same time,the timequest timing analysis has no warnin...
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14 years ago

No in general you don't need to run a gate level simulation, except if you have a bug on the running design that you think is linked to the compilation or a timing problem and want to track in down in the simulator.

If you are confident in your timing requirements specification, then the functional simulation and the Timequest report are enough.