Lint tool vs. Synthesis tool
final synthesis tools are the best lint tools ?
> Of course NOT !
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Each tool, no matter the Verilog simulator or the logic synthesizer,
has its own syntax checker. But it (the syntax checker) only checks
for its specific purpose.
On the contrary, these lint tools usually support a variety of rules.
For example,
1. Simulation,
2. Synthesis,
3. RMM (reuse m* m*),
4. DFT,
5. Design style,
6. Naming convention, ..., and user-defined rules, etc..
You can use them to get a more realiable coding.