EVE: A CAD Tool Providing Placement and Pipelining Assistance for High-Speed FPGA Circuit Designs

EVE: two operating modes

1.Timing Exact Microscopic Placement (TEMP) Mode

–Change placement and packing of circuit components

–Instant timing feedback

–Invoke horizon : suggest good placement positions

2.Pipelining Mode

–Maintain correct functionality during flip-flop insertion and flip-flop motion

–Instant feedback of new circuit speed estimation

–Flip-flop placement optimizations