Description

The following Answer Record points you to information on how to infer block RAM and FIFO primitives in your HDL code.

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Solution

Block RAMs and FIFOs can be inferred if implemented correctly in your HDL code. The XST User Guide (UG627) discusses in detail how you need to code in order to infer a block RAM or FIFO in your design:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx13_4/xst.pdf

Specifically, the  "RAMs and ROMs Hardware Description Language (HDL) Coding Techniques" section provides details on how to infer RAMs and ROMs built using block RAM in your design.

In addition, the HDL Coding Practices to Accelerate Design Performance White Paper (WP231) provides additional information on coding techniques that can be used to optimize performance of Block RAM in your design. 

Refer to the "Maximize Block RAM performance" section:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/white_papers/wp231.pdf

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