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Use this tag when you have questions regarding synthesizable code and the behaviour of the synthesis tool. Synthesis can be either for FPGA or ASIC.

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Why is synthesis so slow compared to compilation?

Even simple HDL designs takes hours to synthesize, while compiling the Linux kernel on the same machine completes in under 15 minutes. Please explain why with a breakdown of the tasks the synthesizer …
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Can a digital designer beat synthesis tools? [closed]

Can we trust that a good synthesis tool will generate a netlist that is just as optimal as the first variant? … Is the answer that, for most combinational circuits, it doesn't matter if synthesis produces results that are a few percent off the optimal? …
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