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Unable to map design without a suitable latch. [MAP-3] [synthesize]

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20050710212 over 12 years ago

The same design can be synthesized by Synopsys (syn-2010.03-SP3). No error happens. When I use Cadence RTL compiler, one error happens. The error information is listed as below.

Library:  CORE65GPLVT_nom_1.10V_25C.lib
             CLOCK65GPLVT_nom_1.10V_25C.lib

Error   : Unable to map design without a suitable latch. [MAP-3] [synthesize]
          : Instance 'U1/full_nx_reg' requires a simple latch.
          : Check the libraries for necessary latch cell. The cell could be marked unusable.
            Synthesis failed.

Code: 

   WHEN "10" =>
             IF (full_nx /= '1') THEN
                  wptr_nx <= wptr_reg;
                empty_nx <= '0';    
                    wen_nx <= '1';
                     ren_nx <= '0';
                   IF (wen_nx = '1') THEN
                      wptr_nx <= wptr_suc;    
                   END IF;
            ELSE
               wen_nx <= '0';
               ren_nx <= '0';
            END IF;

            IF (wptr_suc = rptr_reg) THEN
               full_nx <= '1';
               wen_nx  <= '0';
            ELSE
              full_nx <= '0';
            END IF;

Could you please give me some suggestions? I 'd appreciate any help I can get.

Thank you very much.

 

Li

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  • Fotios Nt
    Fotios Nt over 12 years ago

     Hello Li,

     

    Your library doesnt seem to contain a latch. Please open it and ensure that you have latch cells, and they aren't marked unusable

     

    If you do not want to use latches, please take a look in the HDL Modeling in Encounter® RTL Compiler manual, where it is explained that , depending on the way you code verilog, synthesis can infer a latch rather than a flop in many situations.

     

    Regards,

    Fotis

     

    P.S: This topic should be moved to "Logic Design" board, because it is an RTL compiler issue, and not a C to Silicon one.

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  • JustV
    JustV over 11 years ago

     Thanks for reply

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