TLS-01 – SDC Constraints & Analysis Masterclass

Course Description

This course provides FPGA engineers with a comprehensive, hands-on mastery of Synopsys Design Constraints (SDC) authoring and static timing analysis (STA) in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Timing Analyzer. The course is purpose-built around the SDC language and constraint methodology: participants will learn to write structured, maintainable, and correct SDC files that accurately model every timing relationship in an Altera® FPGA design.

Starting from the fundamentals of FPGA timing theory, the course builds systematically through clock definition (primary, generated, virtual, and PLL-derived clocks), I/O constraint methodology for source-synchronous and system-synchronous interfaces, timing exceptions (false paths, multi-cycle paths, min/max delay overrides), and advanced interface constraints covering EMIF memory interfaces and high-speed serial I/O. A dedicated module on Tcl scripting enables participants to automate constraint generation, verification, and reporting.

Course Duration: 2 Days