gate primitive Definition

A basic functional block used in Verilog HDL. The following are gate primitives that are supported in the Quartus® Prime software:

Gate primitives are similar to the WIRE, AND, NAND, NOR, NOT, OR, XNOR, and XOR primitives in Block Design Files (.bdf).

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For information about Quartus® Prime support for gate primitives, go to Gates & Switches.