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When the RAM_STYLE attribute is specified in capital letters in RTL, Vivado Synthesis still infers a distributed RAM.
This issue was noted in -1 speed grade devices.
Both RAM_STYLE=BLOCK and ram_style=block work with -2 speed grade devices.
However setting RAM_STYLE=BLOCK does not infer a block RAM in -1 speed grade devices, but instead infers a distributed RAM.
Setting the ram style to block in lower case letters (ram_style = block) does infer a block RAM for -1 speed grade devices.
The issue is fixed in the 2013.2 release.
For prior versions, the workaround is to always specify the attribute in lower case (ram_style = block).
Answer Number | Answer Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
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55334 | 2013.x Vivado Synthesis - Known Issues | N/A | N/A |