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From Pinout to Layout:

When a fifth of all designers say board integration is the biggest trouble spot in getting their product out the door , one has to conclude that the FPGA/PCB co-design dilemma remains unsolved for many. Either the FPGA designers continue to make pin assignments that simplify their own design closure goals but complicate those in the PCB domain, or the PCB team locks down pins early in the design cycle only to complicate design closure in the FPGA domain.

Though technology solutions have been available to facilitate pin assignment closure, bridging the FPGA and PCB gap requires collaborative techniques that do not demand that teams adopt new design behaviors. To minimize the iterative process from impacting time-to-market goals and risking product revenue, technologies need to be enhanced in multiple areas of the flow.