9.5 Setup Check

The setup and hold check ensures that the design works as specified at the required clock frequency.

Setup check specifies when data is required to be present at the input of a sequential component so that the clock can capture the data effectively into the component. Timing analyzers evaluate the setup check as a maximum timing budget allowed between adjacent sequential elements.

For more information about how setup check is processed, see Arrival Time, Required Time, and Slack.