Specifications

CHAPTER 8: TIMING ANALYSIS
PERFORMING AN EARLY TIMING ESTIMATE
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Figure 4. Early Timing Estimate Page in the Settings Dialog Box
When you run the Start> Start Early Timing Estimate command, the
Compiler performs a partial compilation that includes Analysis & Synthesis
but stops before the Fitter is complete. You can then review the early timing
estimates in the Timing Analyzer sections of the Report window, just as you
would view regular timing analysis results; however, all early timing
estimates should be considered to be very preliminary. For more
information on viewing timing results in the Report window, see the next
section, “Viewing Timing Analysis Results.”