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Beyond Coverage: Adding Arbitrary Metrics To Your Metric-Driven flow

The most common metrics used in current metric driven verification (MDV) flows are…

teamspecman 10 Feb 2010 • 3 min read

Specman , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , vPlan , e , Enterprise Manager , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , IES-XL

Methodology Is Important But Language Matters - Part 2

In this blog, I would like to discuss the direction in the languages that will be…

Ran Avinun 9 Feb 2010 • 4 min read

High-Level Synthesis , Verification planning and management , TLM-driven design , TLM , System Design and Verification , embedded software , virtual protoype , ESL handoff , SystemC , C-to-Silicon Compiler , TLM 2.0-driven design , verification

An Analogy: UVM Is To OVM As SystemVerilog Is To Verilog

In my last blog entry , I implored Accellera to release UVM 1.0 quickly, standardizing…

tomacadence 5 Feb 2010 • 1 min read

uvm , methodology , Functional Verification , OVM , compatibility , Accellera , OVM 2.1 , VMM

Tech Tip: Easy Way To Re-Run Using The Same Seed

[Team Specman welcomes back Application Engineer Hilmar Van Der Kooij as this week…

teamspecman 5 Feb 2010 • 2 min read

Specman , Funcional Verification , IES-XL

What Does The History of RTL Adoption Foreshadow For The Future of TLM Methodology…

Cadence is in the vanguard of a movement to a higher level of productivity via the…

Steve Brown 2 Feb 2010 • 3 min read

TLM , RTL , System Design and Verification , IP re-use , Synthesis , verification

How Big Is An int?

This week I'm taking a break from my series on Android System Verification to talk…

jasona 29 Jan 2010 • 8 min read

Small Device C Compiler , wishbone , z80 , OpenCores , ISX

A Look Back On 2009 (Before Hazarding Predictions For 2010)

Before I gaze into a crystal ball and add to the many fine predictions already made…

jvh3 28 Jan 2010 • 3 min read

SystemVerilog , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , C , EDA , e , multi-language , coverage driven verification (CDV) , SystemC , MDV , ESL

Low-Power Verification With SystemC - The Great Unknown

Design teams have used C/C++/SystemC reference models for many years and the trend…

Team genIES 28 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

Functional Verification , CPF , Low-Power , UPF , SystemC , IES , ESL

Why UVM Does Not Equal OVM Plus VMM

In the numerous tweets, blog posts, and online forum discussions on the upcoming…

tomacadence 27 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

uvm , methodology , Functional Verification , OVM , compatibility , Accellera , OVM 2.1 , VMM

Methodology Is Important But Language Matters - Part 1

Historical trends in languagesMany of us have traveled around the world, and while…

Ran Avinun 26 Jan 2010 • 3 min read

Verification planning and management , TLM , virtual platform , System Design and Verification , ESL High Level Synthesis , OVM , ASIC/ASSP , ANSI-C , C-to-Silicon , virtual prototype , C program , OSCiI , TLM 2.0-driven design , planning and management , ESL

Scalability Made OVM The Ideal Choice For UVM

The popularity of OVM that made it the idea choice for Accellera's UVM is rooted…

Adam Sherer 25 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

performance , SystemVerilog , uvm , OVM ML , Functional Verification , OVM , e , Simulation acceleration , MDV

Tech Tip: Waving Specman Objects in SimVision

Did you know that you can wave Specman objects in IES-XL *and* also save the wave…

teamspecman 22 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

Specman , debug , Functional Verification , simvision , e , IES-XL

Q&A With Nick Heaton: Accelerating Verification Methodology and Tool Adoption

TeamMDV: Have you ever wondered why EDA Vendors don't make it easier for our customers…

Team MDV 22 Jan 2010 • 5 min read

workshops , IPCM , methodology , Verification methodology , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Incisive , Enterprise Manager , Plan and metrics management , MDV

Android System Verification Part 6

Welcome to Part 6 of Android System Verification. It's getting hard to trace back…

jasona 15 Jan 2010 • 3 min read

emulator , android , System Design and Verification , system

Changing The "F" in RTFM to "Fantastic"

Talk about unsung -- tech writers just don't get the credit they deserve. They sit…

Team genIES 12 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

Tech Pubs , Functional Verification , Incisive , Kit , IES , IES-XL

AMIQ DVT Maximizes OVM Reuse Via Methodology Compliance

The Open Verification Component (OVC) defined by the official OVM User Guide in the…

Team genIES 8 Jan 2010 • less than a min read

SystemVerilog , uvm , OVM ML , Functional Verification , OVM , OVM SV , Signal Integrity , AMIQ , IES , IES-XL

Back to Work in 2010

It's back to work in 2010. Thanks for all the great feedback in 2009. I plan to continue…

jasona 6 Jan 2010 • 2 min read

global warming , System Design and Verification , code offets , linux

Is The Industry Ready For Mainstream Adoption of Higher Abstraction?

I was recently part of an industry wide interview conducted by Clive "Max" Maxfield…

Steve Brown 4 Jan 2010 • 1 min read

TLM , System Design and Verification , SystemC

Adam’s Verification Top 10 In '10

I love top 10 lists. Not so much for the drama of the count-down, but for arguments…

Adam Sherer 29 Dec 2009 • 3 min read

performance , SystemVerilog , Real Value Modeling , OVM ML , Functional Verification , CPF , OVM , OVM e , Incisive , OVM SV , e , Mixed-Signal , Simulation acceleration , SystemC , VHDL , IES , OVM SC

Android System Verification Part 5

In the previous article I introduced the use of Specman for generating sequences…

jasona 29 Dec 2009 • 2 min read

GPS , android , System Design and Verification

Formalizing Multilanguage Mixology For e Users

Historically it’s been very common for e users to have to mix other programming languages…

teamspecman 24 Dec 2009 • 4 min read

SystemVerilog , Specman , TLM , methodology , Functional Verification , Cadence VIP portfolio , OVM , VIP , OVM e , C , e , multi-language , SystemC , sequences , ESL , Matlab , IES-XL

Happy Holidays - OVM on The Path to Standardization

I've just heard that the Accellera VIP Technical Subcommittee (TSC) has voted to…

tomacadence 23 Dec 2009 • 1 min read

uvm , methodology , Functional Verification , OVM , Accellera , verification

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery - We Thank You!

Let me start by sharing some recent blog activity showing competitors doing some…

Steve Brown 21 Dec 2009 • 2 min read

System Design and Verification , Incisive , Incisive Software Extensions , C-to-Silicon Compiler , ESL

A Holiday Gift For Verification Projects Adopting MDV

Submitted By MDV Team Member – John Nehls Architect and Team Lead for MDV Solutions…

Team MDV 16 Dec 2009 • 3 min read

workshops , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Enterprise Manager , MDV

Are You Playing with a Full Deck?

A professional gambler confidently place bets because she know the odds, but she…

Team genIES 15 Dec 2009 • 2 min read

SystemVerilog , Functional Verification , CPF , OVM , Low-Power , e , SoC

Android System Verification Part 4

Welcome to Part 4 of Android System Verification. If you are just joining make sure…

jasona 11 Dec 2009 • 9 min read

android , System Design and Verification , C program

1st Anniversary Of The Team Specman Blog!

Specmaniacs rejoice: today is the 1st anniversary of the launch of this blog!!! To…

teamspecman 9 Dec 2009 • 3 min read

IEEE 1647 , IntelliGen , Specman , Functional Verification , OVM , OVM e , e , CFS Vision , Aspect Oriented Programming , sequences , FOSS , eRM , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , AOP , OVMWorld , IES-XL

Specman – SimVision Interaction Tips and Tricks

[Team Specman welcomes guest blogger Alex Chudnovsky of Specman R&D] As we are…

teamspecman 7 Dec 2009 • 1 min read

Specman , Functional Verification , simvision

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