Stratix Architecture
Figure 2鈥?2. Global Clocking
Note (1)
CLK[15..12]
Global Clock [15..0]
CLK[3..0]
Global Clock [15..0]
CLK[11..8]
CLK[7..4]
Note to
Figure 2鈥?2:
(1)
The corner fast PLLs can also be driven through the global or regional clock
networks. The global or regional clock input to the fast PLL can be driven by an
output from another PLL, a pin-driven global or regional clock, or internally-
generated global signals.
Regional Clock Network
There are four regional clock networks within each quadrant of the Stratix
device that are driven by the same dedicated
CLK[15..0]
input pins or
from PLL outputs. From a top view of the silicon,
RCLK[0..3]
are in the
top left quadrant,
RCLK[8..11]
are in the top-right quadrant,
RCLK[4..7]
are in the bottom-left quadrant, and
RCLK[12..15]
are in
the bottom-right quadrant. The regional clock networks only pertain to
the quadrant they drive into. The regional clock networks provide the
lowest clock delay and skew for logic contained within a single quadrant.
RCLK
cannot be driven by internal logic. The
CLK
clock pins
symmetrically drive the
RCLK
networks within a particular quadrant, as
shown in
Figure 2鈥?3.
See
Figures 2鈥?0
and
2鈥?1
for
RCLK
connections
from PLLs and
CLK
pins.
Altera Corporation
July 2005
2鈥?5
Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 1