Static timing analysis is a method of validating the timing performance of a design by checking all possible paths for timing violations. PrimeTime checks for violations in the same way that you would do it manually, but with much greater speed and accuracy.
To check a design for violations, PrimeTime breaks the design down into a set of timing paths, calculates the signal propagation delay along each path, and checks for violations of timing constraints inside the design and at the input/output interface.
Another way to perform timing analysis is to use dynamic simulation, which determines the |