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14 years ago

what exactly the DSP 18-bit Elements mean in stratix iv?

Hi, Please let me know what exactly the DSP 18-bit Elements mean in resource utilization report. Its a 18x18 multiplier or ???. Because in my fit report its showing that --------------...
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14 years ago

I don't understand your interpretation of your sums. My understanding is that quartus reports say 10 18x18 or 20 9x9 equivalently referring to same resource. so you may have:

10 18x18, 20 9x9, 12 18x18 elements meaning you wasted two mults