Standardized Functional Verification- P22 pot

... HWM=3 196 Appendix – Functional Space of a Queue A.7 VTGs for 8-entry Queue with Programmable HWM & LWM 205 Fig. A.9b. LWM=1 and HWM=7, with condensation 204 Appendix – Functional Space ... HWM=4 198 Appendix – Functional Space of a Queue A.7 VTGs for 8-entry Queue with Programmable HWM & LWM 199 Fig. A.6b. LWM=1 and HWM=4, with condensation 200 Appendix – Functional...

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... graphs to analyze the functional space. This will give us insights into how a functional space is structured and how it might be condensed to facilitate more efficient functional verification. ... condensed functional space of this 8-entry queue. It has only 3 function points and only 7 arcs connecting them. For this particular target, conden- sation greatly simplifies the funct...

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... throughout the functional space, adding departure arcs to perhaps every function point. Reset is one such culprit. 56 Chapter 3 – Exploring Functional Space Fig. 3.2. Condensed functional space ... verification plan (see chapter 4). 62 Chapter 3 – Exploring Functional Space 58 Chapter 3 – Exploring Functional Space Fig. 3.4. Condensed functional space of queue with hi...

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... lower. 6.17 Standard Views of Functional Coverage The views described in this chapter are actually quite simple and obvious. It is not the type of views that must be standardized, but rather that ... 100% confidence in the functionality of the design …” This is the correct goal for verification, but in the non-ideal world where ICs are developed and without true functional closure,...

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... total 0,0 [1 2],0 3,0 6,1 7,1 8,1 4,1 5,1 4,0 5,0 220 Appendix – Functional Space of a Queue Fig. A.17a. LWM=3 and HWM=6 224 Appendix – Functional Space of a Queue Fig. A.19a. LWM=4 and HWM=5 ... Appendix – Functional Space of a Queue Fig. A.16a. LWM=3 and HWM=5 A.7 VTGs for 8-entry Queue with Programmable HWM & LWM 221 Fig. A.17b. LWM=3 and HWM=6, incondensable 222 Ap...

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... the fervent quest for functional closure taking place in the industry and it becomes clear that a breakthrough in functional verification is greatly needed. Standardized functional verification ... thrive.

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... will function correctly. 1.7 Standardized Functional Verification Often the target of functional verification is a single integrated circuit device. However, the standardized approach to verification ... silicon device as well. Hence, this book. Fig. 1.1. Standardized Functional Verification 1.8 Summary The use of the CRV technique for functional verification has prov...

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... industry- standard protocols provide for optional functionality that can be included in or excluded from an IC. The determination of whether a variable associ- ated with such functionality is internal or external ... Activation Consider the processor core of the previous examples (see Fig. 2.4 below). Let’s expand its functional specifications to incorporate power-saving cir- cuitry, var...

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... destination register is used by an immediately- following (in time) ALU instruction will exercise functionality associated with ensuring that the ALU instruction uses the newly loaded value rather ... Imposition Many targets are designed to tolerate errors of various sorts, and exercising this functionality requires the imposition of errors onto the stimuli 4 . These classes of error vary...

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... determine the size of the functional space in terms of its points and arcs and, therefore, determine what is required to achieve functional closure, that is, exhaus- tive functional coverage. This ... functional closure. Value transition graphs provide a technique for visual- izing this space in a useful way. 3.1 Functional Closure Much recent discussion in the industry has focu...

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