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Why LLMs Are the Best Thing to Happen to Chip Design

By Kartik Hegde, Sr. Engineering Group Director We live in a world increasingly…

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featured , chip design , AGI , LLMs

Shift Verification Left: AI Tools for Faster, Smarter Chip Design

Originally written by Hamid Shojaei, Co-Founder of ChipStack and now Distinguished…

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ChipStack , featured , EDA , ChipStack AI Super Agent , AI

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
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A Preview of Verification Sessions at CDNLive! Silicon Valley

As Cadence followers well know, our annual worldwide series of CDNLive! events is…

• 2 min read
uvm , ABV , CDNLive , OVM , MDV , techtorial , verification

Connections Partner NextOp on Assertion Synthesis and Assertion-Based Verification…

As anyone working in Formal and Assertion-Based Verification (ABV) knows, the task…

• 1 min read
Cadence Connections , NextOp , ABV , CDNLive , Functional Verification , formal , EDA360 , assertion synthesis , IEV , IFV

Video: Interview With NextOp CEO Yunshan Zhu on Assertion-Based Verification (ABV…

What makes a startup "hot"? To be sure, trade press and blogger attention helps.…

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Cadence Connections , NextOp , DAC , ABV , CDNLive , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , EDA360

"We Want UVM 1.0! When Do We Want it? Now!"

Short of holding signs and yelling slogans, the 12 customers I visited in the past…

• 3 min read
SystemVerilog , uvm , OVM ML , OVM , VIP , OVM e , EDA360 , Incisive , OVM SV , AMIQ , Accellera VIP TSC , IES , VMM , IES-XL

Why EDA Verification is Like Pro Sports

First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jim Kjellsen. I've recently joined…

• 2 min read
Functional Verification , football , pro sports , sports , Kjellsen , verification

Tech Tip: Distributing Incisive Enterprise Verifier (IEV) Engines and Assertions…

A common problem when distributing engines and assertions in Incisive Enterprise…

• 1 min read
ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , LSF , Enterprise Manager , IEV

A Quick Check on the Status of UVM 1.0

Regular readers know that I've blogged a lot about the Open Verification Methodology…

• 2 min read
uvm , Verification methodology , OVM , VIP , Accellera VIP TSC

Will Your Next System Project Succeed?

Will you have the System Realization tools you need? Will you know how to apply them…

• 3 min read
TLM , webinars , system realization , TSMC , services , ARM , ESL , System Design and Verification

Video: Report From The Front Lines Of The Silicon Valley Electronics Industry With…

Lately the tone of the trade press and blogs about the Silicon Valley electronics…

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uvm , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , OVM , EDA360 , Chu , verification

e Templates and Aspect Oriented Programming

In a recent blog - " e Templates: A Nifty Way To Create Reusable Code ", Corey Goss…

• 2 min read
Specman , EDA , e , team specman , Aspect Oriented Programming , AOP , IES-XL

The Best C++ Debugger is Not the Best SystemC Debugger

I mentioned in a previous article that I have two girls who are excellent debaters…

• 7 min read
virtual platforms , windows , TLM 2.0 , SystemC , Visual Studio , C++ , debugging

All I Really Need to Know About MDV I Learned From Hollywood - Part 3

This is my third and final blog entry in a series using quotes from famous Hollywood…

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

Tech Tip: Save Steps With Automatic Witness Checks

This is just a quick reminder that the "witness_check" define command has an option…

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ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , IEV , IFV

Users Employ Specman Constrained-Random Verification for Complex IP

Two recent customer examples have shown the effectiveness of Specman constrained…

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SystemVerilog , Specman , metric driven verification (MDV) , Cadence VIP portfolio , VIP , Coverage-Driven Verification , EDA , Funcional Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , AOP , IES-XL

Performance Tips and Tricks: Coding e Ports for Enhanced Performance

This blog entry builds on last week's Tips and Tricks posting in which we discussed…

• 3 min read
IntelliGen , Specman , vr_ad , OVM-e , Funcional Verification , team specman , AOP , IES-XL

Join Us at FMCAD October 20-23

Are you deeply interested in formal and assertion-based verification technology?…

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Alok Jain , ABV , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , formal , FMCAD , IEV , IFV

All I Really Need to Know About MDV I Learned From Hollywood - Part 2

My last blog entry began a series using quotes from Hollywood movies to illustrate…

• 2 min read
vPlan , verification planning , Verification IP modeling , metric-driven verification , MDV

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…

• 2 min read
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…

• 1 min read
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…

• 2 min read
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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IEEE 1647 , funtional verification , IntelliGen , Specman , methodology , Object Oriented Programming , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , specman job postings , OVM e , Incisive , jobs , e , OVM-e , team specman , specman elite , OOP , job postings , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , IEV , System Verification , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , hvl , AOP , IES-XL , Trailblazer

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
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