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2.4.1.1. Merging Partitions
When partitions are placed together, the Fitter can perform placement optimizations on the design as a whole to optimize the placement of cross-boundary paths. However, the Fitter can never perform logic optimizations such as physical synthesis across the partition boundary. If partitions are fit separately in different projects, or if some partitions use previous post-fitting results, the Fitter does not place and route the entire cross-boundary path at the same time and cannot fully optimize placement across the partition boundaries. Good design partitions can be placed independently because cross-partition paths are not the critical timing paths in the design.