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Functional Verification and EDA "Startups"

A few weeks before DAC, I started working on a blog post about the number of small…

tomacadence 25 Aug 2009 • 1 min read

DAC , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , OVM , System Verification , verification

Comment Direct From XJTAG, Ltd.

Simon Payne, the CEO of XJTAG, has responded to my invitation to comment on their…

jvh3 24 Aug 2009 • 2 min read

DAC , Functional Verification , XJTAG

Specman 9.2 Preview: Named Constraints

[Preface: all features in the 9.2 preview series are in Beta now. We invite you to…

teamspecman 21 Aug 2009 • 6 min read

IntelliGen , Specman , debug , Functional Verification , e , AOP , IES-XL

DAC Best User Track: Visualizing Debugging Using Transaction Explorer in SoC System…

One of the great things about DAC is the opportunity to meet new people and find…

jasona 20 Aug 2009 • 2 min read

DAC , System Design and Verification , Incisive , SoC , Marvel

Survey Results and Commentary on The XJTAG Girls at DAC 2009

In my last post, I recounted the disproportionate buzz received by the "XJTAG Girls…

jvh3 19 Aug 2009 • 7 min read

DAC , Functional Verification , OVM , XJTAG

More Details on Post Silicon Embedded Software Verification With ISX

Please welcome back Joerg Simon and Markus Winterholer, both from the ISX team in…

TeamESL 18 Aug 2009 • 3 min read

AXI , eVC , System Design and Verification , OVM , SoC , ISX , ARM , ESL , FPGA

Slides From DAC Virtual Platform Workshop

As a follow-up to my report on the DAC Virtual Platform Workshop I would like to…

jasona 13 Aug 2009 • less than a min read

DAC , virtual platform , System Design and Verification

A Quick Look Back at DAC

Well, I had good intentions of blogging from DAC , or at least summarizing my four…

tomacadence 10 Aug 2009 • 1 min read

DAC , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , OVM

A Classification of ESL - High Level Synthesis Tools

These days, there is a lot of talk of what the next design methodology for Digital…

TeamESL 6 Aug 2009 • 3 min read

RTL , System C , ESL , System Design and Verification

Full System vs Sub-system Virtual Prototyping

There is a strong movement in the industry to move to create Virtual Prototypes of…

TeamESL 6 Aug 2009 • 2 min read

TLM , RTL , System Design and Verification , virtual prototype

Intel vs ARM - Did the Embedded Systems Conference India Shed Light on the Battle…

Being a Brit, Cricket is never very far from my thoughts especially when travelling…

TeamESL 5 Aug 2009 • 2 min read

Intel , Low Power , System Design and Verification , embedded software , ARM

Post-DAC 2009 Survey on The XJTAG Girls

One non-technology item that received an extraordinary buzz at DAC 2009 were the…

jvh3 31 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

DAC , Functional Verification

1st Ever Virtual Platform Workshop Deemed a Success

Yesterday DAC hosted the first ever Virtual Platform Workshop , a full day dedicated…

jasona 30 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

DAC 2009 , virtual platform , System Design and Verification

Finding the Opportunities in ESL

I came to DAC 2009 looking for the industry trends in ESL, because as we all know…

jasona 29 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

DAC 2009 , virtual platform , System Design and Verification , ESL High Level Synthesis

Day 1 of DAC is a Wrap

Well, it was a half day at DAC for me as I suffered a 2 hour flight delay from Minneapolis…

jasona 28 Jul 2009 • 3 min read

DAC , TLM 2.0 , System C , OSCiI , System Design and Verification

Customer Questions About TLM-driven Design and Verification

In the latest blog published by Ron Wilson there were two questions about our TLM…

TeamESL 27 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

System Design and Verification , TLM 2.0 , System C , C-to-Silicon , high level synthesis

DAC 2009 News: Specman 9.2 Highlights + Beta Program Invitation

Specmaniacs, With the start of DAC 2009, Team Specman is excited to finally be able…

teamspecman 27 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

DAC , IntelliGen , Specman , Functional Verification , simvision , OVM e , e , SystemC , IES-XL

FSM Mnemonics Maps (Enums) in SimVision Using Verilog 1364

The mighty FSM – you first learned it when you were a young pup at University (some…

Team genIES 23 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

SystemVerilog , debug , Functional Verification , simvision , Verilog , IES

DAC '09 for the Specmaniac

The following are the "must see" items for Specmaniacs lucky enough to get travel…

teamspecman 22 Jul 2009 • 3 min read

DAC , Specman , Functional Verification , OVM e , e , Mike Stellfox , Jason Andrews

At DAC Next Week

Yours truly will be at the big show next week, and I hope that all of you in the…

jvh3 22 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

DAC , Specman , Functional Verification , OVM , OVM e , DVcon

Simulation of Voltage Scaling for Dynamic Power Reduction

Some background info: In a previous blog , I introduced: DVFS (Dynamic Voltage…

Neyaz 22 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

Low Power , Real Value Modeling , Functional Verification , Advanced Node , wreals , Mixed-Signal , Signal Integrity , verification

It's DAC Time Again!

By now, you've probably seen that Cadence is participating quite heavily in DAC this…

tomacadence 21 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

DAC , Functional Verification , verification

Specman And The Cadence ESL+TLM News

Recently our colleagues on Team ESL announced a new TLM-Driven Design and Verification…

teamspecman 21 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

IEEE 1647 , DAC , Specman , TLM , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , simvision , OVM e , e , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , ESL , AOP , IES-XL

What is Next for SystemC?

Let your voice be heard at the North American SystemC Users Group interactive Town…

Steve Brown 17 Jul 2009 • 1 min read

TLM , System Design and Verification , OSCI , SystemC , high level synthesis , HLS

The Scoop on Tracking & Validating Formal Assumptions – You Don’t Need to Assume

" Tackling formal assumptions through verification planning " is a recent article…

Sarah Lynne 17 Jul 2009 • less than a min read

funtional verification , ABV , Verification methodology , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Coverage-Driven Verification , Incisive , Enterprise Manager , Enterprise Planner , coverage driven verification (CDV) , Functional Verificatioa , verification

North American SystemC User's Group Co-Located at DAC 2009

We've been hearing about SystemC for a while. It's a great language! What's it great…

Steve Brown 17 Jul 2009 • less than a min read

OSCI , Analysis , SystemC , NASCUG , System Design and Verification

Write Right OVM Verification Components

The OVM provides the most comprehensive reuse if you follow the methodology it prescribes…

Adam Sherer 17 Jul 2009 • 4 min read

SystemVerilog , OVM ML , OVM e , OVM SV , OVMWorld

TLM-Driven Design and Verification Solution

At this week's CDNLive! Japan we made an important press release announcement about…

Steve Brown 15 Jul 2009 • 2 min read

TLM-driven design , Calypto , Incisive , System C , TDM , C-to-Silicon , ARM , System Design and Verification

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