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Improve Your Verification Methodology: Hunt Bugs Flying In Squadrons

By Philippe Luc - 24 Mar, 2022 - Comments: 0

After analyzing bugs on several generations of CPUs, I came to the conclusion that “bugs fly in squadrons.” In other words, when a bug is found in a given area of the design, the probability that there are other bugs with similar conditions, in the same area of the design, is quite high. Processor bugs don’t fly alone Finding a CPU bug is always satisfying, however it should not be an e... » read more

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