A logic design system is provided for designing programmable logic device
integrated circuits with minimized predriver power consumption. The logic
design system identifies predriver circuits that can operate
satisfactorily at reduced predriver power supply levels. One or more
reduced predriver power supply levels for powering the predriver circuits
are identified by the logic design system. The predriver power supply
levels that are identified can be different than a maximum allowable
power supply voltage used for powering input-output circuitry on the
programmable logic device integrated circuit. There may be multiple
blocks of predriver circuitry, each of which is powered using a
potentially different predriver power supply voltage. The logic design
system uses on-screen options to accept user-supplied settings related to
minimizing predriver power consumption.