AN 1016: Timing Closure Methodology Quick Reference Guide
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11/15/2024
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1. About This Application Note
2. RTL Analysis and Optimization Techniques
3. Post-Fit Analysis and Optimization Techniques
4. Additional Optimization Techniques
5. Iterative Analysis and Optimization
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2.2. Optimization After Analysis & Elaboration
Analysis & Elaboration is the first stage of design synthesis that generates an initial design netlist for your analysis and optimization. Analysis & Elaboration also checks for design file and project errors and creates different checkpoints or previews (elaborated, instrumented, constrained, and swept) of your design for analysis.
Optimizing your design source code can affect design performance more significantly than changing any Compiler setting. After running Analysis & Elaboration, you can use the Design Assistant and the RTL Analyzer tools to analyze and optimize your design's source code.