tag: verification

10 Years Later—Will Project Delays Stop Faster Technology Innovation?
By Frank Schirrmeister - 29 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Every January I enjoy looking back 10 years to learn from the past, consider implications for the future, and have fun picking the worst prediction that did not come true. This year I even can combine my annual trip to the garage where I keep some January issues of IEEE Spectrum with reviewing my own blogging. Five years ago in 2009, I did my first “10-year-lookback” that I called “Bac... » read more

Localized, System-Level Protocol Checks and Coverage Closure Using Veloce
By Various Writers - 29 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Broadcom recently developed a unified, scalable, verification methodology based on the Veloce emulation platform. In order to test this new environment, they ran a test case, which proved that they can take assertions, compile them into Veloce, and verify that they fire accurately. In so doing, they were able to provide proof of concept for their primary goal: the creation of an internal flow t... » read more

2014 Accellera Standards Are Built on Powerful Shoulders
By Accellera - 27 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

By Adam Sherer Looking out at the fresh snow coating the landscape here in Buffalo, it’s tempting to look toward 2014 and focus only on the fresh and new. However, if I’ve learned anything about this city from the day I arrived here as a freshman EE in 1984, it’s that you don’t bury your foundation. Instead, you recognize it as your greatest strength, the powerful shoulders upon whic... » read more

Tech Talk: Changes In Verification
By Ed Sperling - 27 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Roger Hughes, director of strategic accounts at Real Intent, talks about what's changing in verification as design complexity increases and where engineers typically make mistakes. [youtube vid=0SE97LvCilo] » read more

Power’s Impact On Hierarchy Modification
By Ann Mutschler - 16 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 2

RTL restructuring in which the logical hierarchy of a design is modified is usually done to manage complex designs. When power management is added to this task, new challenges crop up. Consider switchable power or voltage domains, which are a common way to manage power is to use switchable power or voltage domains. When implementing this technique, all the logic in such a domain must hang of... » read more

Tech Talk: Dealing With The Unknowns
By Ed Sperling - 15 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Rebecca Lipon, senior product marketing manager for verification at Synopsys, discusses the problematic X's and where verification teams typically make mistakes in trying to eliminate the false X's from their designs. Power emerges as the biggest problem. [youtube vid=Iym4ITWJJrs] » read more

How to Achieve Estimation, Reduction, And Verification Of Power In RTL Designs
By Various Writers - 15 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Maintaining power dissipation at low levels is a major concern in modern day IC designs. For wireless electronic appliances, battery life is one of the major influencers of the purchase decision and is an effective differentiator. Mobile phones, digital cameras and personal MP3 players are increasingly being sold based on their battery lives. In wired applications, power consumption determines ... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 15
By Ed Sperling - 15 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Mentor’s Colin Walls digs into safety-critical sensors for cars, which are essential to the operation of a variety of systems in vehicles. The number of redundant sensors increases proportionate to the risk from failure, something that has been an accepted practice in mil/aero markets for years. Cadence’s Brian Fuller gazes into a crystal ball and concludes that while the semiconductor i... » read more

Experts At The Table: Yield And Reliability Issues With Integrating IP
By Ed Sperling - 08 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the impact of integrating IP in complex SoCs with Juan Rey, senior director of engineering at Mentor Graphics; Kevin Yee, product marketing director for Cadence’s SoC Realization Group; and Mike Gianfagna, vice president of marketing at eSilicon. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. SE: Do we need to move to subsystems or more restri... » read more

Blog Review: Jan. 8
By Ed Sperling - 08 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

How do you choose an embedded operating system—and do you even need one? Mentor’s Colin Walls looks at the options, and the reason why there are no simple answers. Cadence’s Richard Goering has evidence that Facebook is gaining in popularity for engineer. He’s not the first person to recognize this shift, but the big unanswered questions are, ‘What’s the average age of those use... » read more

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