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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…

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Verification IP , eUSB2v2 , featured , Functional Verification , USB
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Lessons from CDNLive! India Best Paper -- Property Driven Simulation in IEV

Recently the CDNLive! India 2011 best paper award winner, "Complex IP Verification…

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ABV , CDNLive India , Vinaya Singh , Formal Analysis , NVIDIA , ADS , property-driven simulation , CDNLive! , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , India , Assertion-based verification

Trying to Make Sense of the Chaos – Impressions from Design West 2012

Walking the show floor of "Design West," the show formerly known as "Embedded Systems…

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SysML , Intel , Embedded Systems Conferences , software development tools , chaos , OS , embedded software , UML , Test , Design West , software , ARM , embedded systems , operating systems

Video: PSL and SVA for SPICE – Yes, Assertion Based Verification (ABV) for Analog…

In this video, Senior Architect in Virtuoso R&D Don O'Riordan shares some background…

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Joe Hupcey III , ABV , video , SVA , Virtuoso , PSL , DVcon , assertions , Don O'Riordan , SPICE

CDNLive Silicon Valley 2012: Much More than Moore

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting dozens of customers at CDNLive! Silicon Valley…

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ARM Techcon , uvm , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , CDNLive , metric driven verification (MDV) , TSMC , Lip-Bu Tan , UVM ML , apps , Lego , assertions , CDNLive! , robot , CDNLive Silicon Valley , ARM , Rubik's Cube , IFV

Video: Oski Dares You to Challenge Their Formal & Assertion-Based Verification Skills…

I've seen a lot of intriguing promotions over the years, but at DAC 2012 June 3-7…

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DAC , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , Formal Analysis , formal , Vigyan Singhal , Oski Technology , IEV

Photo Essay, Video Playlist, and Comments on DVCon 2012

In addition to the annotated image gallery (click here or on the image), or the playlist…

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NextOp , uvm , Low Power , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , videos , Yunshan Zhu , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , ABVIP , video , formal apps , Vigyan Singhal , Chris Komar , Oski Technology , UCIS , DVcon , assertion synthesis , robot , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , Assertion-based verification

DVCon 2012 Video: Product Engineer Chris Komar Reviews the Tutorial on Formal Ap…

In this interview Product Engineer Chris Komar recaps the tutorial on formal apps…

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Low Power , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , formal apps , Chris Komar , DVcon , apps , assertion synthesis , assertions , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , IFV , verification , Assertion-based verification

Differentiation Through Hardware is Not Going Away

Last week at DVCon there was a panel discussion called "The Resurgence of Chip Design…

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High-Level Synthesis , 4G , TLM , hardware , android , system realization , hardware-dependent software , SoC , sub-systems , Quad-HD , iOS , software , DVcon , SystemC , smartphones , tablets

Virtual Divide and Conquer Enables Fixed Sub-Systems

The 17th North American SystemC User Group meeting ( NASCUG ), will take place this…

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IP , zynq , virtual platforms , TLM , platform , virtual prototypes , fixed sub-systems , sub-systems , Tensilica , subsystems , OMAP , DVcon , SystemC , xilinx , NASCUG , FPGA , System Design and Verification , verification

Gentlemen, Start Your Simulation Engines

As we outlined in our recent performance white paper , every verification team has…

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performance , SystemVerilog , Multi-Core , Incisive , Funcional Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , IES , IES-XL

Using a Linaro File System on the Cadence Virtual Platform for the Xilinx Zynq-7000…

Linaro has emerged as a great place to find well tested toolchains, Linux kernels…

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DVCon 2012 Preview: Focus on Formal & ABV Events and Papers

In a few short weeks DVCon 2012 will be upon us ( Feb. 27 - March 1 in San Jose …

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Joe Hupcey III , ABV , verification strategy , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , ABVIP , Bin Ju , video , tutorial , Facebook , Chris Komar , DVcon , apps , assertion synthesis , assertions , robot , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Darrow Chu , Formal verification , IFV , Assertion-based verification

The Zynq Virtual Platform: Not Just for Pre-Silicon

One of the biggest misconceptions about Virtual Platforms is that they are only useful…

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Virtual System Platform , zynq , virtual platforms , Zynq-7000' , pre-silicon , virtual prototypes , post-silicon , embedded software , Watchdog Timer , SystemC , linux

System-Level Design and the Waves of EDA

Before January comes to an end it is time for my annual flashback and brief reflection…

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virtual prototypes , IP integration , abstraction , VCC , VSI , IP assembly , cars , EDAC , software , automobiles , 1997 , Virtual Platforms , IEEE Spectrum , Schirrmeister , ESL , ESL system-level design

Incisive Performance Scales to Meet Advanced Node SoC Verification Requirements

Its’ all about RTL simulation. I mean gates. I mean turn-around-time. Project-level…

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verification speed , whitepaper , uvm , Low Power , gate level , simulation speed , Functional Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator , 20nm , Low-Power , Incisive , Mixed-Signal , gate-level , Incisive performance , Simulation acceleration , DVcon , testbench , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , simulation , IES , Assertion-based verification , IES-XL

UVM: "Everything that Can be Invented Has Been Invented" Not True!

Much like Charles Duell's famous 1899 quote**, the notion that the Universal Verification…

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SystemVerilog , uvm , Functional Verification , UVM e , UVM-MS , 20nm , Low-Power , Incisive , Mixed-Signal , multi-language , Acellera VIP TSC , mixed signal , MDV , IES , VMM

Video Killed the Reference Manual Star

[Preface: recall the melody of the Buggles' 1979 hit " Video Killed the Radio Star…

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ABV , videos , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , ABVIP , formal , YouTube , SVA , PSL , assertions , Axel Scherer , MDV , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , simulation , Formal verification , IFV , Assertion-based verification

Event Report: Club Formal UK – Cache Coherency, UVM for ABV, and Brainstorming with…

Right before the December holidays it was my privilege to host the first "Club Formal…

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uvm , Vincent Reynolds , ABV , Joerg Mueller , metric driven verification (MDV) , ABVIP , coherency , assertions , Club Formal , UK , MDV , Bob Kurshan , Assertion-based verification

2012 CES: Top 3 Trends Impacting EDA This Year

For years now consumer electronics have driven (nay, saved) the EDA industry. Hence…

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Intel , DAC , Joe Hupcey III , OLED 3D , TV , Consumer Electronics Show , Formal Analysis , CES , formal , 14nm , EDA360 , CES2012 , OLED , DVcon , apps , ARM , LG

Creating the Zynq Virtual Platform, Including Errata

Although I have never contributed any code to the Linux kernel, the headline We are…

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Virtual System Platform , virtual prototoypes , zynq , virtual platforms , IP-XACT , errata , embedded software , SystemC , linux , Embedded Linux , System Design and Verification

Video: Bob Kurshan, Cadence Fellow and Incisive Formal R&D Leader, talks about Formal…

Continuing the series of introducing you to the people that create the tools you…

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ABV , Formal Analysis , formal , video , Kurshan , cache coherency , IEV , Bob Kurshan , Formal verification , IFV , verification , Assertion-based verification

Ubuntu Updates for 2012

I'm overdue to provide an update on how to run Virtual System Platform (VSP) and…

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Virtual System Platform , zynq , GDB , VSP , Incisive , Ubuntu , VirtualBox , SystemC , Virtual Platforms , System Design and Verification

TLM: The Year in Review, and Trends for 2012

2011 was my first full year in the land of Transaction-Level Modeling (TLM) design…

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High-Level Synthesis , ASIC , TLM , system realization , C-to-Silcon , TSMC , system design , SystemC , Hardware/software co-verification , HLS , C++ , verification

Free Formal and ABV Webinar Recordings from 2011 Online Now!

In case you missed any of the 5 free webinars Team Verify presented in 2011, you…

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NextOp , scoreboard , ABV , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , BugScope , Incisive , ADS , coverage driven verification (CDV) , SoC Connectivity , MDV , IEV , Assertion-Driven Simulation , Formal verification , IFV , Assertion-based verification

One Oil Change and Update my Car to the Latest Software Patch, Please!

Since the IEEE Spectrum article "This Car Runs on Code" back in February 2009, my…

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Automotive , virtual platforms , edaForum , Infineon , V-Diagram , virtual prototypes , ECU , Bosch , System-Level Design , Freescael , Design Flows , embeded software , Engine Control Unit

Some Final Real-World Assertions for the Holidays

My last "real-world assertions" blog post seems to have tickled a bunch of people…

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holidays , ABV , Functional Verification , assertions , real-world assertions , Assertion-based verification

Video: Incisive Formal Verifier R&D Leader Pradeep Goyal talks about Expert Formal…

Continuing the series that introduces you to the people that create the tools you…

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Pradeep Goyal , Joe Hupcey III , ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Model-checking , formal , Incisive , assertions , Formal verification , IFV , verification , Assertion-based verification

High Level Synthesis for a Control-Dominated Design?

CDNLive! conferences are full of interesting and helpful presentations by customers…

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High-Level Synthesis , control-dominated , CDNLive , C to Silicon , Freescale , control , SystemC , CDNLive! , HLS , FPGA , System Design and Verification
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