Memory Elements - 2023.1 English

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Synthesis (UG901)

Document ID
UG901
Release Date
2023-06-09
Version
2023.1 English

Hardware inferred from a combinatorial process does not involve any memory elements.

A memory element process is combinatorial when all assigned signals in a process are always explicitly assigned in all possible paths within a process block.

A signal that is not explicitly assigned in all branches of an if or case statement typically leads to a Latch inference.

Important: If Vivado synthesis infers unexpected Latches, review the HDL source code for a signal that is not explicitly assigned.