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2.1i: Floorplanner - Floorplanner allows illegal BUFG placement.


Record #6510

Product Family: Software

Product Line: Merged Core

Product Part: Floorplanner

Product Version: 2.1i

Problem Title:

2.1i: Floorplanner - Floorplanner allows illegal BUFG placement.


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Desciption:
The Floorplanner allows the BUFG to be placed in a position on
the die which is not closest to the pin that is driving it. For example,
the BUFG could be at one corner of the die while the pin driving it
is at the opposite side of the die.


Solution 1:

A BUFG should be placed as closely as possible to the
pin that is driving it.

This is will be fixed in a future release of the software.




End of Record #6510 - Last Modified: 06/26/99 15:53

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