Use Clock Enable Pins of Dedicated Clock Buffers - 2022.1 English

UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs (UG949)

Document ID
UG949
Release Date
2022-06-08
Version
2022.1 English

When gating or multiplexing clocks to minimize activity or clock tree usage, use the clock enable ports of dedicated clock buffers. Inserting LUTs or using other methods to gate-off clock signals is not efficient for power and timing.