STA stands for static timing analysis. It is an automated verification step in digital chip design that calculates the expected delays along all possible signal paths. Engineers use STA tools to ensure that data arrives at every flip-flop within the required setup and hold times, guaranteeing the chip will function reliably at its target clock frequency.
Heard on the job
The STA report flagged a massive timing violation on the memory bus, so we need to insert a few pipeline stages.
Also heard as
- static timing analysis