Every design verification technique requires coverage metrics to gauge progress, assess effectiveness, and help determine when the design is robust enough for tapeout. At every step of the way and ...

Verification is a very expensive activity in integrated circuit (IC) development. It is also a difficult activity to complete efficiently. Coverage-driven verification (CDV) has been widely adopted in ...

A common design view of verification signoff is to start with a comprehensive verification plan, covering every requirement defined among specifications and use-cases, the architectural definition, ...

Lowering the power consumption and leakage in SoCs and other electrical designs has become a paramount concern in recent years. The reasons for this are many and well understood. The structures and ...