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10 years ago

Max 10 timing simulation using ModelSim-Altera

Hi, I've been doing simulations for my project so far using ModelSim-Altera. But so far I've only done functional simulation. I wanted to move onto timing simulation, but I hit a snag. I'm not able t...
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10 years ago

For newer chips, (Cyclone V and later) Altera doesn't recommend using Modelsim for timing. Modelsim is recommended for RTL simulation/verification only. I don't know if there are libraries available for Max 10 or not. Altera recommends Timequest for all timing analysis.

From the Quartus handbook:

Note: Gate-level timing simulation of an entire design can be slow and should be avoided. Gate-level

timing simulation is supported only for the Stratix IV and Cyclone IV device families. Use

TimeQuest static timing analysis rather than gate-level timing simulation.