UltraFast Design Methodology

Learn how to improve design speed and reliability by using the UltraFast™ Design Methodology and the Vivado™ Design Suite.The focus is on:Optimizing system reset design and synchronization circuitsEmploying best pract...

Course Description

This course teaches how to improve design speed and reliability by using the UltraFast™ Design Methodology and the Vivado™ Design Suite. It covers reset optimization, synchronization circuits, HDL best practices, timing closure techniques, and an UltraFast methodology case study.

The emphasis of this course is on:

• Optimizing system reset design and synchronization circuits
• Employing best practice HDL coding techniques
• Applying appropriate timing closure techniques
• Reviewing an UltraFast Design Methodology case study

Training Duration

20 hours

Additional Information

• Number of Chapters: 26
• Number of Labs: 8
• Number of Demos: 3
• Current Version: 2025.2

What's New

• All labs have been updated to the latest software versions

Chapters

Chapter 1

• UltraFast Design Methodology – Introduction

Chapter 2

• UltraFast Design Methodology – Board and Device Planning

Chapter 3

• AMD Vivado™ Design Suite IO Pin Planning

Chapter 4

• Power Estimation Using XPE

Chapter 5

• UltraFast Design Methodology – Design Creation

Chapter 6

• RTL Development

Chapter 7

• Resets

Chapter 8

• Pipelining

Chapter 9

• Synchronous Design Techniques

Chapter 10

• Getting Started with Vivado IP Integrator

Chapter 11

• Designing IP Subsystems Using Vivado IP Integrator: Introduction

Chapter 12

• Creating and Packaging Custom IP – Introduction

Chapter 13

• Revision Control Systems in the Vivado Design Suite – Introduction

Chapter 14

• UltraFast Design Methodology – Implementation

Chapter 15

• Incremental Compile Flow – Introduction

Chapter 16

• UltraFast Design Methodology – Timing Closure

Chapter 17

• Introduction to AMD Vivado™ Reports

Chapter 18

• Baselining

Chapter 19

• Clock Domain Crossing and Synchronization Circuits – Introduction

Chapter 20

• QoR Report

Chapter 21

• Timing Closure Using Physical Optimization Techniques

Chapter 22

• Power Management Techniques

Chapter 23

• Introduction to Floorplanning

Chapter 24

• Congestion

Chapter 25

• Vivado Design Suite Debug Methodology

Chapter 26

• UltraFast Design Methodology Full Course Quiz