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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

Is the speed determined by fmax or delays?

Hi everyone, This may seem stupid but I can't get a direct answer from my professors on this question. One of them says its the fmax while one of them says its the delays. Anybody mi...
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16 years ago

Thanks again Tricky.

Forgive my lack of understanding but I still find the following part a bit confusing.

The increase of fmax = more calculations per sec, but also = longer for output to be calculated?

Doesn't the "increase the latency of the algorithm as a whole" part mean that the results come out slower? And doesn't that defeat the purpose of having faster calculations?

Sorry if my questions are being a nuisance.

Thanks a lot,

Chris