AR# 3461: M1.4 PAR - PAR runs out of memory during placement of design with hard macros (.nmc's) that contain routing information.
AR# 3461
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M1.4 PAR - PAR runs out of memory during placement of design with hard macros (.nmc's) that contain routing information.
Description
A case has been seen where PAR runs out of memory during placement of of a design with hard macros (.nmc). The memory usage ramps up steadily during placer iterations. The problem was found to be related to the placement of hard macros that contain routing information. A patch is available for M1.4.
Solution
A fix for this PAR error is included in the current M1.4 Core Applications patch available from the Xilinx Download Area: