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AR# 46752

Spartan-6 FPGA Design Assistant - Utilizing distributed memory in fabric

Description

The contents of this answer record provide information on how distributed memory can be used to improve timing or reduce Block RAM utilization in your design.

NOTE: This Answer Record is part of the XilinxSpartan-6 FPGA Solution Center (Xilinx Answer 44744).The XilinxSpartan-6 FPGASolution Center is available to address all questions related toSpartan-6 devices.Whether you are starting a new design withSpartan-6 FPGA or troubleshooting a problem, use theSpartan-6 FPGA Solution Center to guide you to the right information.

Solution

Distributed memory is a memory element that is implemented using slice logic in fabric. In projects where available block RAM blocks are completely used up, distributed memory can be used to provide additional resources for implementing RAMs and ROMs.

In addition, in circumstances where timing is critical in your design, distributed memory can be used to help make it easier to meet timing in the design. Distributed memory is implemented in slice logic, so it has the added ability to be placed close to logic in areas where timing is critical.

The LogiCORE Distributed Memory Generator IP core can be used to implement memory elements based on distributed memory in your design. For more information on this core,see the LogiCORE IP Distributed Memory Generator v5.1 Data Sheet (DS322):
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/ip_documentation/dist_mem_gen_ds322.pdf

Linked Answer Records

Master Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
44744 Spartan-6 FPGA Solution Center N/A N/A

Associated Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
46745 Spartan-6 FPGA Design Assistant - Designing configurable logic structures in Spartan-6 FPGAs N/A N/A
AR# 46752
Date 12/15/2012
Status Active
Type General Article
Devices
  • Spartan-6 LX
  • Spartan-6 LXT
  • Spartan-6Q