You are having difficulty meeting setup timing. What are some of the viable options available to you. More than one option might be viable. By "viable" I mean have a high chance of helping.

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You are having difficulty meeting setup timing.  What are some of the viable options available to you.  More than one option might be viable.  By "viable" I mean have a high chance of helping.

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Allow retiming via the command “set_optimize_registers” before the compile.

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Start with a slower clock and incrementally shorten the clock (with a compile each time) to get to the desired clock period.

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Increase the clock skew.

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Specify in the synthesis script that the critical path is a two cycle path.

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Only check for setup violations in the fast design corner.

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Slow down the clock period.

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