Term · EDA Tools & Flows
Timing exception
Any constraint that overrides the default single-cycle timing relationship between a launch and capture point, including false paths, multicycle paths, max delay and min delay commands.
Exceptions narrow the analysis space and must be justified.
- Also known as
- Exception
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- EDA Tools & Flows, Timing constraints
- Also relevant to
- Physical Design & Signoff
Notes
Exception auditing tools exist specifically because stale exceptions from previous projects tend to survive into new constraint files.
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