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What does area reported by RTL compiler mean?

rexnyu

I compile my design to a 45nm library. RTL compiler gives me the following report:

 

   Type    Instances    Area    Area %
---------------------------------------
sequential      2237  19102.387   15.8
inverter        6982   9830.896    8.1
buffer           535   1255.847    1.0
logic          33180  91031.529   75.1
--------------------------------------- 

total 42934 121220.659 100.0 

 

I read the RTL compiler user mannual.  There is only one line explaining the meaning of "area":

"The area report gives a summary of the area of each component in the current design. The report gives the number of gates and the area size based on the specified technology library. Levels of hierarchy are indented in the report."

 

What does this mean in my case? So I will  multiply 45nm with to get 121220.659 an estimation of the area? 

 

Thank you! 

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