Re: [f-cpu] No latches, please !

[Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>]

nicolas.boulay@ifrance.com wrote:
> 
> I have miss that : please NO LATCH in our design !!!!
> 
> It's almost useless compare to classique flip-flop. I
> have said nothing for the register set because of the
> speed. But latch are generaly a very very bad idea.
> It's almost impossible to test correctly and a lot of
> tools have problem with them (static timing analysis,
> compiler ...).
> 
Time for better tools? Latches have their place in design, but require
more care with design and clock generation. 
-- 
Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
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