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10 years ago

Gated clocks

Hi folks. I have noticed in an Altera help page that gated clocks are not recommended: -----> http://quartushelp.altera.com/15.1/index.htm#reference/glossary/def_gatedclk.htm In another page, Al...
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10 years ago

altough your circuit would not be logically incorrect, it is not advisable to use gated clocks as these would give rise to 'dangerous' delays. In larger designs this may cause problems. Personally i prefer to utilize morre logic gates and keep the whole system synchronous rather then gating the clock.