Why the Floorplan is so important The delay is a combinational of Two Factors Gate delay Trace Delay Two situation to consider Gate Delay >>> Trace Delay(floorplan is useless, logic complexity is more important Gate Delay <<< Trace Delay(floorplan is very important) a For Altera Device, Trace Delay is bigger than Gate Delay, so floorplan is important Trace dela Gate Delay at Copyright 1997 Altera Corporation 2/22/2021P favaraCopyright © 1997 Altera Corporation 2/22/2021 P.3 Why the Floorplan is so important ◼ The Delay is a combinational of Two Factors – Gate Delay – Trace Delay ◼ Two situation to consider – Gate Delay >>>> Trace Delay (floorplan is useless, logic complexity is more important) – Gate Delay <<<< Trace Delay (floorplan is very important) ◼ For Altera Device, Trace Delay is bigger than Gate Delay, so floorplan is important Trace Delay Gate Delay