DV specialization questions
2. What is the difference between the black box vs. Whitebox verification? Functional verification is mainly black box verification. That is, it checks whether the…
Master AXI Protocol
If you want to truly master protocol learning, understanding, and debugging, there’s no substitute for studying unique real-life scenarios. By analyzing a variety of real-world…
Opportunity for India’s verification service companies
Change in the VISA policies of the USA and increased demand in the UK has created a new global crisis for knowledge-based industry in general…
Register verification : Why are we still missing the issues?
RISC-V open virtual platform simulator quoted “Silicon without software is just a sand”. Well, it’s true. Isn’t it? For many design IPs, the programming interface…
SystemVerilog: Transition coverage of different object types using cross
Tudor timisescu also known as the verification gentleman in verification community posted this question on twitter. His question was, can we create transition coverage using…
SystemVerilog : Cross coverage between two different covergroups
Question: Does SystemVerilog support cross coverage between two different covergroups? This was one of the question raised on verification academy. Following is the code snippet…
Verification analyst : Missing piece in puzzle of gaps in verification metrics
Industry leaders from ARM, Intel, Nvidia, AMD are saying there are gaps in verification metrics. ANN STEFFORA MUTSCHLER of Semiconductor engineering compiled panel discussion held…
Specification to Functional coverage generation
Introduction (Note: As this is a long article, you can download it in pdf format along with USB Power delivery case study. Don’t worry, we…
PIPE 5.0: 34% signal count reduction for PCI Express 5.0
PIPE specification version 5.0 has been released on September 2017. Number “5.0” has special significance this time. From PIPE 5.0 onwards, supports or protocols is…
How to close last 20% verification faster?
How you execute your first 80% of verification project, decides how long it will take to close the last 20 %. Last 20%, is hardest…