Setup time is the minimum time data must remain stable before the active clock edge, and violations occur when the data path delay is too long. They are fixed by reducing combinational logic delay or inserting pipelines. Hold time is the minimum time data must remain stable after the clock edge, and violations occur when the data path delay is too short. They are fixed by inserting delay buffers into the data path.

Unintended latches are inferred when a combinational always block fails to specify an output value for all possible execution paths. This typically happens if an if statement lacks an else block or a case statement misses a default assignment. You can prevent latch inference by assigning default values to all outputs at the beginning of the combinational block.

Clock Domain Crossing occurs when a signal travels between asynchronous clock domains. If the transition happens inside the setup or hold window of the destination register, it causes metastability. To prevent this, single-bit signals must use multi-stage synchronizers, while multi-bit data paths require asynchronous FIFOs with Gray-coded pointers or handshaking protocols.

Blocking assignments use the equal sign and execute sequentially within an always block, preventing subsequent statements from running until the current one finishes. They are primarily used to model combinational logic. Non-blocking assignments use the less than equal sign and execute concurrently, meaning all evaluations happen at the same time before updating the variables. They are used exclusively to model sequential logic to avoid simulation race conditions.

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