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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

CVO frequency

I have a design that uses a CVO. This is in a Stratix III part. The User Guide states that the CVO should be able to run around 271 - 317MHz depending on it's configuration. I'm able to approach t...
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16 years ago

Kind of like rock-paper-scissors except solder balls always win.

Today I switched over to using the 10.0 tools on another PC. I noticed that the CVO and CVI .sdc files were automatically added to the project - whereas they weren't in 9.0.

Another note. I was using the Timing Advisor to increase my FMax. As I added in the recommended options my FMax dropped. I'm sure it all depends on the design but something to keep in mind and not just blindly go with their recommendations.