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…
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…
Verification plan debate – Part IV
Continued from: Verification debate Part III Ananta could not sleep although he was really tired. His body was tired but his mind was still racing at full throttle….
Verification plan debate – Part III
Continued from: Verification debate Part II Few months had already rolled. It was bright sunny day. Ananta sensed tensed activity at the sheriff’s office. He asked one…
Verification plan debate – Part II
Continued from: Verification debate Part I Good morning Sheriff. I am Ananta. I was selected for citizen internship of 6 months. Welcome Ananta. Come let’s catch up…
Verification plan debate – Part I
Achyuta and Ananta were close friends over decades and practicing functional verification. Achyuta always takes a carefully planned approach while Ananta believes in jumping to action as soon…
Why Silicon proven IPs are treated special?
Silicon proven IPs do enjoy some special attention to envy of the one’s aren’t. Do they really deserve it? What is so special about them?…
Code coverage – Pain points
Code coverage is composed of line coverage, expression coverage, toggle coverage, FSM coverage and conditional coverage. Code coverage is one of the oldest and reliable…
Cost of bug – Learnings for verification engineer
Everyone related to any form of ASIC design verification has to internalize one fact: the “cost of bug” discovered increases exponentially as it advances in…
5 myths about testbench quality
Testbench is primary vehicle for verifying the functional verification requirements. Quality of testbench affects the quality of verification. Yet, it’s often ignored due to various myths. This…