Quartus II Settings File Reference Manual - Altera

Chapter 4: Analysis & Synthesis Assignments 4–163
STRATIXII_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE
STRATIXII_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:
■ 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 Balanced.
This option is applicable to Arria GX, HardCopy II, Stratix II, Stratix II GX, and Stratix
III devices.
Enumeration
■ Area
■ Balanced
■ Speed
Device Support
This setting can be used in projects targeting the following device families:
■ Arria GX
■ HardCopy II
■ HardCopy III
■ Stratix II
■ Stratix II GX
■ Stratix III
Notes
This assignment is included in the Analysis & Synthesis report.
Syntax
set_global_assignment -name STRATIXII_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE
set_global_assignment -name STRATIXII_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE -entity
set_instance_assignment -name STRATIXII_OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE -to -
entity
June 2012 Altera Corporation Quartus Settings File
Reference Manual