21.12.17.1 Maximum Delay

Specifies a floating point number in nanoseconds that represents the required maximum delay value for specified paths.

If the path starting point is on a sequential device, SmartTime includes clock skew in the computed delay. If the path starting point has an input delay specified, SmartTime adds that delay value to the path delay.

If the path ending point is on a sequential device, SmartTime includes clock skew and library setup time in the computed delay.

If the ending point has an output delay specified, SmartTime adds that delay to the path delay.