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14 years ago

Should I turn on Timing Driven Synthesis?

Hi, In the Altera manual, it talked about Timing Driven Synthesis as below: "The Timing-Driven Synthesis logic option specifies whether Analysis & Synthesis should use the SDC timing co...
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14 years ago

I think turning on Timing Driven Synthesis doesn't necessarily mean larger area. It depends on the sdc constraint file and the specific design.

And the three synthesis orientation options: Area, Balanced and Speed will also affect how Timing Driven work.

Anyway, I don't have enough experiences to know in which circumstances should I turn on this option.