Quartus II Settings File Reference Manual - Altera

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MAX7000_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE
MAX7000_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE
Type
Specifies the overall optimization goal for Analysis & Synthesis, which is to maximize
performance, minimize logic usage, or balance high performance with minimal logic
usage during compilation.You can select one of the following settings:
You can select one of the following settings:
■ Area—The Compiler makes the design as small as possible in order to minimize
resource usage.
■ Speed—The Compiler chooses a design implementation that has the fastest f max.
■ Balanced—The Compiler chooses a design implementation that balances high
performance with minimal logic usage.
This option can be used as a project-wide option, or assigned to a design entity.
This option defaults to Speed.
Enumeration
■ Area
■ Balanced
■ Speed
Device Support
This setting can be used in projects targeting the following device families:
■ MAX3000A
■ MAX7000A
■ MAX7000AE
■ MAX7000B
■ MAX7000S
Notes
This assignment is included in the Analysis & Synthesis report.
Syntax
set_global_assignment -name MAX7000_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE
set_global_assignment -name MAX7000_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE -entity
set_instance_assignment -name MAX7000_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE -to -
entity
Example
set_global_assignment -name max7000_optimization_technique balanced
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