Clocking Topology Recommendations - 2022.1 English

UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs (UG949)

Document ID
UG949
Release Date
2022-06-08
Version
2022.1 English

Xilinx recommends using simple clock tree topologies with the minimum number of clock buffers required for the design. Using extra clock buffers requires more routing tracks, which can lead to placement errors or routing conflicts in clock regions where the clock routing requirement is high and is close to the maximum capacity.

Following are clocking topology recommendations for BUFGCE/BUFGCTRL/BUFGCE_DIV connectivity.