Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Design Optimization

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Date 7/08/2024
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3.2. Applying Netlist Optimizations

The improvement in performance when using netlist optimizations is design dependent. If you have restructured your design to balance critical path delays, netlist optimizations might yield minimal improvement in performance.

You may have to experiment with available options to see which combination of settings works best for a particular design. Refer to the messages in the compilation report to see the magnitude of improvement with each option, and to help you decide whether you should turn on a given option or specific effort level.

Turning on more netlist optimization options can result in more changes to the node names in the design; bear this in mind if you are using a verification flow, such as the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer or formal verification that requires fixed or known node names.

To find the best results, you can use the Quartus® Prime Design Space Explorer II (DSE) to apply various sets of netlist optimization options.