1. 1 Additional Altera design support: Timing analysis Layout Power usage Additional tools

2. 2 In VLSI designs the most common optimizations we try for are: --faster clock speed (by reducing critical paths, e.g.) --fewer transistors (by using more efficient logic desings, e.g.) --less area for wiring / shorter wires (by using clevel layout, e.g.) --lower power (by using power-aware design strategies, e.g.)

3. 3 Clearly we often need to trade off optimization in one of these categories for optimization in another. And in an FPGA we do not have the flexibility that exists with custom design or even in ASICS. But there are optimization strategies we can employ and tools that Altera provides to help meet optimization goals. Information can be found in the online documentation: http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf Even more detail is in the complete handbook; http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-qts.jsp

4. 4 Setting constraints: http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file pages 67-73)

5. 5 Timing analysis (see also text, section 1.10): http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 8, page 149 and pp. 153-163)

6. 6 Layout—Floorplan editor (see also text, section 1.11): http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 5, pp. 100-116, and Design Space Explorer, pp. 117-124)

7. 7 Power analysis http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 10, pp. 186-190)

8. 8 Additional tools: Change management: http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 13, pp. 224-229) Formal verification: http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 14, pp. 231-236) System design, SOPC and DSP: http://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdfhttp://www.altera.com/literature/manual/intro_to_quartus2. pdf (pdf file chapter 15, pp. 240-244)