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13 years ago

Maximum frequency with QuartusII

Hi everyone, I have a simple question from an expert of the EDA tools. If I set a fmax of say 300 MHz and the QuartusII STA reports the fmax achieved is 280MHz. The STA also provides a list of ...
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13 years ago

Yes, it will. I would recommend running Processing -> Start -> TimeQuest, which will run the full TQ flow, i.e. it will analyze all timing models which is a normal part of sign-off flow, but if it passes you're good to go. (Another example I see is a design failing timing, and the user realizes the failing paths can be false path'd or multicycled. They change the .sdc, re-run TQ, and if it passes they're good...)