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Cadence Welcomes VLAB Works

Cadence welcomes VLAB Works, a division of Australian Semiconductor Technology Corporation…

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Automotive , featured , Virtual Development Environment , vlab , Protium

Time on Your Side: Launching PSS Perspec Composer

We all agree that time is precious. As PSS ( Portable Stimuli Standard ) models get…

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featured , Perspec , pss , portable stimulus

Cadence Announces Industry's First Verification IP for Embedded USB2v2 (eUSB2v2)

USB Promoter Group has released the eUSB2® Version 2.0 specification (eUSB2v2) in…

Sanjeet Kumar
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Verification IP , eUSB2v2 , featured , Functional Verification , USB
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All I Really Need to Know About MDV I Learned From Hollywood - Part 1

True story: this series of blog posts is inspired by a dream. I recently gave a presentation…

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vPlan , verification planning , Verification IP modeling , metric-driven verification , MDV

System Realization Webinars Start Sept 8th

Starting September 8th Cadence will be hosting a series of webinars about various…

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TLM , webinars , system realization , Calypto , Imperas , CircuitSutra , XtremeEDA , ESL

Report On Chelsio’s DAC Case Study In Formal Verification

As the leader of the Formal Verification R&D team, I'm always fascinated by the many…

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DAC , ABV , verification strategy , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , Incisive , IFV

Performance Tips and Tricks: Another Specman Performance Series

Building on the great success of Efrat Shneydor's previous blog series, Performance…

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performance , Specman , Functional Verification , Testbench simulation , EDA , e , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming , AOP

Inside The Virtual File System

As part of my ongoing effort to report and explain interesting topics related to…

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virtual file system , DS-5 , system , software , Virtual Platforms , ARM

I Think, Therefore I Blog (Cogito Ergo In Araneam Scribo)

I realized that I have just passed the second anniversary of my first blog post…

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uvm , CDNLive , blog

Ericsson Selects Specman Constrained-Random Verification To Improve Efficiency And…

Sarmad Dahir of Ericsson switched from directed testing to constrained-random test…

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Specman , VIP , Coverage-Driven Verification , EDA , Aspect Oriented Programming , MDV , AOP , IES-XL

e Templates: A Nifty Way To Create Reusable Code

Hi All, An e template (known as a parameterized type in other programming languages…

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IEEE 1647 , funtional verification , when sub-typing , TLM , Verification methodology , Object Oriented Programming , innovation , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , when inheritance , Testbench simulation , OVM e , Coverage-Driven Verification , e , OVM-e , team specman , specman elite , OOP , coverage driven verification (CDV) , ClubT , Aspect Oriented Programming , esl tlm synthesis rtl dac estimation planning , macros , eRM , System Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , hvl , IES , Coverage Driven Verification , Functional Verificatioa , OVMWorld , verification , IES-XL , Trailblazer

e Verification Job Postings We’ve Seen

Specmaniacs between jobs: over the last few weeks we’ve seen job postings for verification…

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TLM-driven Design And Verification Methodology Book Author Interviews

The recently published TLM-driven Design and Verification Methodology book has been…

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TLM , methodology , Stellfox , Balarin , Mosenson , Bailey , Watanabe , McNamara , ESL , book

Silicon Hive CTO: How Transaction-Based Acceleration Speeds IP Verification And Prevents…

Jeroen Leijten is Chief Technology Officer for Silicon Hive , a Dutch company that…

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IP , Leitjen , Acceleration , Silicon Hive , video , Palladium , SoC , Emulation , transaction-based , TBA , graphics , verification

Do Hardcopy Books Still Have Value?

As my colleagues Adam Sherer and Joe Hupcey reported last week, Cadence has just…

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uvm , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , OVM , VIP , Accellera , VMM

Tech Tip: Dramatically Improve Throughput With “Assertion Distributor”

There are several ways that Incisive Formal Verifier (IFV) can be set to evaluate…

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ABV , Functional Verification , vPlan , Fornal , Desktop Manager , IEV , IFV

Video Interview: UVM Book Authors Sharon Rosenberg And Kathleen Meade

Earlier today a new book called "A Practical Guide to Adopting the Universal Verification…

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DAC , uvm , Functional Verification , OVM , DVcon , eRM , Accellera VIP TSC , VMM

New UVM Book Is For You And U But Not Ewe

A Practical Guide to Adopting the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) is the…

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SystemVerilog , uvm , TLM , Functional Verification , Testbench simulation , OVM , EDA360 , Register Package , OOP , Accellera , eRM , Accellera VIP TSC , IES-XL

System Realization Alliance -- An Industry Collaboration

System Realization is a very broad topic. It encompasses all aspects of system design…

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TLM , system realization , EDA360 , HLS , ESL , verification

Sign Up For Free Verification Sessions -- Only A Few Days Left

Mark your calendar and sign up for the two upcoming free verification sessions sponsored…

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workshops , Specman , Coverage-Driven Verification , EDA , Incisive , e , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming , MDV , IES-XL

Software Development Tool Teardown For The Motorola Droid

Lately, device teardowns of consumer electronics have become popular. There are many…

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ADB , GDB , android , QXDM , DDMS , JTAG , ETM , vnc , Monkey , QPST , Systemm Verification

More Thoughts On How To Choose Between The OVM And The UVM

There has been a lot of on-line discussion since DAC about whether the Universal…

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uvm , OVM , VIP , EDA , Accellera , Mentor

Changing the Status Quo in SoC to System Hand-off

As part of EDA360 Cadence is learning how to play a more significant role in the…

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Device Drivers , virtual platforms , Droid

Duolog Interview At DAC 2010, And The IP Integration Aspect Of EDA360

One virtue of events like DAC is that is provides an open forum for vendors to show…

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Why The UVM Is Ready For Production Use Today -- Part 3

This is the final installment of my blog posts based on the three common questions…

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uvm , Verification methodology , OVM , VIP , Accellera VIP TSC

Why The UVM Is Ready For Production Use Today - Part 2

In my last blog post , I talked about the three most common questions I heard at…

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DAC , uvm , OVM , VIP , EDA

DAC Report: Interview With AMIQ And Update On Their “DVT” IDE

One of the benefits of the Design Automation Conference is the opportunity to follow…

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DAC report: Video Interview With Zocalo

One of the benefits of the annual Design Automation Conference is the opportunity…

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DAC , ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , EDA360 , EDA , SVA , IEV , IFV

Why The UVM Is Ready For Production Use Today - Part 1

As I mentioned in my DAC report , I spent the largest percentage of my time at the…

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DAC , uvm , Functional Verification , OVM , VMM

Tech Tip On Verification Environment Re-Use

Verification has come a long way this past year, the highlight of which is UVM. UVM…

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Verification methodology , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , OVM , Plan and metrics management

DAC Perspective One Week Later

DAC in Anaheim last week was as busy as always, perhaps more so, and of course I…

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DAC , uvm , Functional Verification , OVM , EDA360 , Denali , MDV
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