RTL in The Circuit Design Cycle
RTL is used in the logic design phase of the integrated circuit design cycle.
An RTL description is usually converted to a gate-level description of the circuit by a logic synthesis tool. The synthesis results are then used by placement and routing tools to create a physical layout.
Logic simulation tools may use a design's RTL description to verify its correctness.
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