TMC-20219: DSP Blocks with Restricted Fmax below Required Fmax

Description

Violations of this rule identify DSP blocks with restricted Fmax that prevents the circuit from meeting the required Fmax performance. This violation can occur when the DSP blocks are not fully registered and thus cannot achieve DSP posted maximum performance, or when the required Fmax exceeds a DSP Block's Fmax limit.

Parameters

Name Description Type Default Value Min Value Max Value
maximum_pulse_width_slack Reports a violation for timing endpoints that have a minimum-pulse-width slack below the value of this parameter. double 0.0    

Recommendation

Add pipelines before and/or after the DSP block. Also make sure DSP packing rules are not violated to allow successful register-packing. Review Fitter Reports 'Fixed Point DSP Register Packing Details' and 'Floating Point DSP Block Details' for more details.

Severity

Medium

Tags

Tag Description
dsp Design rule checks related to DSP blocks inside the FPGA fabric.
minimum-pulse-width Design rule checks related to minimum pulse width.

Device Family

  • Intel®Stratix® 10
  • Intel®Agilex™