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directly connect to COUT. G4 thus becomes an additional
high-speed initialization path for carry-in.
The dedicated carry logic is discussed in detail in Xilinx
document XAPP 013: “
Using the Dedicated Carry Logic in
XC4000.” This discussion also applies to XC4000E
devices, and to XC4000X devices when the minor logic
changes are taken into account.
The fast carry logic can be accessed by placing special
library symbols, or by using Xilinx Relationally Placed Mac-
ros (RPMs) that already include these symbols.
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Figure 12: Available XC4000E Carry Propagation
Paths
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Figure 13: Available XC4000X Carry Propagation
Paths (dotted lines use general interconnect)