Re: Nand2Tetris CPU Emulator Clock Frequency

Posted by WBahn on
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The max clock frequency will be set by the propagation delay of the longest path from any register output to any register input, taking into account the setup and hold times of the registers themselves. So the timing information in the datasheets is critical, but no where near sufficient. The logic design will have to be analyzed to first identify the critical path and then determine the worst case signal delay along that path.