Specifications

CHAPTER 1: DESIGN FLOW
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DESIGN FLOW
4 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
Figure 3 shows the Quartus II graphical user interface as it appears when
you first start the software.
Figure 3. Quartus II Graphical User Interface
The Quartus II software includes a modular Compiler. The Compiler
includes the following modules (modules marked with an asterisk are
optional during a full compilation, depending on your settings):
■ Analysis & Synthesis
■ Partition Merge*
■ Fitter
■ Assembler*
■ Timing Analyzer*
■ Design Assistant*
■ EDA Netlist Writer*
■ HardCopy
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Netlist Writer*