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PlanAhead streamlines the step between synthesis and
place-and-route to give designers more control and insight
into how designs are implemented to achieve their target
Fmax with fewer design iterations. The tool allows designers
to utilize a hierarchical design methodology to minimize
routing congestion, simplify clocking and interconnect
complexity, and explore implementation options. Recent
customer benchmarks yielded average Fmax performance
improvements of 30 percent relative to competing FPGAs,
which translates to an average of two speed-grade
performance and cost advantage for customers. Complex,
multi-clock, high-utilization designs yielded improvements
of 56 percent on average over competing solutions.
PlanAhead 8.1 delivers improved quality of results by
providing a unique solution to the problems of:
- Routing congestion and/or unpredictable routing
results
- Tightly packed designs with heavily constrained
interconnect
- Clock complexity
- Paths-spanning hierarchy
- Inconsistent performance level
With PlanAhead 8.1, Xilinx provides the industries first
front-to-back solution for designers looking to simplify the
complexities of Partial Reconfiguration. Partial
Reconfiguration is a process of device configuration that
allows a limited, predefined portion of an FPGA to be
reconfigured while the remainder of the device continues to
operate.
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Key Features:
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Hierarchical, block-based, incremental
design methodology
- New ExploreAhead allows
designers to manage multiple
implementation strategies for optimal
results
- Metric Maps allow visual exploration
and rapid identification of problem
areas within the design
- TimeAhead, an internal static timing
engine, allowing examination of a
design’s feasibility relative to timing
- Automatic and physical block sizing
and placement
- IP Re-Use and Teamwork Design
- Connectivity, timing, and
utilization analysis
- Clock I/O and clock region planning
- Gate-level floorplanning allowing
fine tuning of placement
- Graphical display of important
design metrics
Part Number:
DO-PLNHD
Price: $2,495
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