LogiCORE Endpoint Block Plus for PCI Express v1.6.1 - Hold violations are reported for x4 and x1 designs using 10.1

Description

Keywords: pcie_ep, ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/prod_mim_fixes_I/sync_fifo_mim_I/full, clkout0, sys_clk_c

When implementing x4 and x1 Block Plus Core designs in 10.1, the Timing Analyzer reports the following failure:

"Hold Violations: PERIOD analysis for net "ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/clocking_i/clkout0" derived from NET "sys_clk_c" PERIOD = 10 ns HIGH 50%; divided by 2.50 to 4 nS
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Hold Violation: -0.316ns (requirement - (clock path skew + uncertainty - data path))
Source: ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/pcie_ep (CPU)
Destination: ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/prod_mim_fixes_I/sync_fifo_mim_I/full (FF)
Requirement: 0.000ns
Data Path Delay: 0.131ns (Levels of Logic = 1)
Positive Clock Path Skew: 0.234ns
Source Clock: trn_clk_c rising at 0.000ns
Destination Clock: ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/core_clk rising at 4.000ns
Clock Uncertainty: 0.213ns
Timing Improvement Wizard
Data Path: ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/pcie_ep to ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/prod_mim_fixes_I/sync_fifo_mim_I/full
Delay type Delay(ns) Logical Resource(s)
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Tpcicko_RXRAM -0.213 ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/pcie_ep
net (fanout=12) 0.541 ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/mim_rx_bren
Tah (-Th) 0.197 ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/prod_mim_fixes_I/sync_fifo_mim_I/data_count_int_not00031
ep/BU2/U0/pcie_ep0/pcie_blk/prod_mim_fixes_I/sync_fifo_mim_I/full
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Total 0.131ns (-0.410ns logic, 0.541ns route)"

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