region Definition

A generic term that refers to an assignable physical resource, or multi-cell location, in the interior of an Intel device. You can make assignments to regions in the Chip Planner and in the Assignment Editor.

You can assign a node or entity to one of the following regions:

  • Anywhere on the device
  • An individual MegaLAB row
  • An individual region
  • An individual MegaLAB column
  • Half of an individual MegaLAB row
  • Half of an individual MegaLAB column
  • An individual section
  • An individual Fast region
  • A LogicLock® Plus region

When you assign a logic function to a region, the Compiler can choose the best logic cell or embedded cell within the region to use to implement the logic.