Advanced Verification Techniques: A SystemC Based Approach for Successful Tapeout

• Main Authors: Singh, Leena (Author), Drucker, Leonard (Author), Khan, Neyaz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer-aided engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Electrical Engineering.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.

"As chip size and complexity continues to grow exponentially, the challenges of functional verification are becoming a critical issue in the electronics industry. It is now commonly heard that logical errors missed during functional verification are the most common cause of chip re-spins, and t...

Table of Contents:

• Verification Process
• Using SCV for Verification
• Functional Verification Testplan
• Testbench Concepts using SystemC
• Verification Methodology
• Regression/Setup and Run
• Functional Coverage
• Dynamic Memory Modeling
• Post Synthesis Gate Simulation.