Creating Assertion-Based IP

• Main Authors: Foster, Harry D. (Author), Krolnik, Adam C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Electrical Engineering.

Assertion-based IP is much more than a comprehensive set of related assertions. It is a full-fledged reusable and configurable transaction-level verification component, which is used to detect both interesting and incorrect behaviors. Upon detecting interesting or incorrect behavior, the assertion-b...

Table of Contents:

• Definitions and Terminology
• The Process
• Bus-Based Design Example
• Interfaces
• Arbiters
• Controllers
• Datapath.