TMC-20100: Latch Loops Detected

Description

Violations of this rule identify loops consisting entirely of latches. There is no design restriction against such loops, but the loops may cause excessive time borrowing in the Timing Analyzer.

Parameters

Name Description Type Default Value Min Value Max Value
depth The maximum depth of a loop to search for before terminating. integer 10   0
filter Only reports a violation for loops with latches that match this filter. string *    

Recommendation

If latch loops are not required, break them by placing a register between any two latches in each loop.

If latch loops are required, disable time borrowing for at least one latch in each loop with the following constraint: set_max_time_borrow 0 [get_registers -latches $names_of_latches_in_loops]

Severity

Low

Tags

Tag Description
latch Design rule checks related to latches.

Device Family

  • Intel®Cyclone® 10 GX
  • Intel®Arria® 10
  • Intel®Stratix® 10
  • Intel®Agilex™