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DVCon '09 SaaS Panel Thoughts, Part 2

In my last post on the DVCon 2009 panel on Software As A Service , or " SaaS " as…

jvh3 18 Mar 2009 • 3 min read

security , SaaS , Functional Verification , Harry The ASIC Guy , DVcon

New eDocs Makes Documenting Fun!

Documentation. This single word tends to sends shivers up the spine of many an engineer…

teamspecman 13 Mar 2009 • 3 min read

Specman , Functional Verification , e , specman elite , OOP , hvl , AOP , verification

Tech Tip: Determining When a Sequence Has Finished

Imagine the complex scenario whereby you start the *same* sequence on multiple sub…

teamspecman 12 Mar 2009 • 1 min read

IEEE 1647 , Specman , Functional Verification , OVM e , e , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , AOP

Users Report on OVM in a Multi-Language World: Results From DVCon

The OVM user reports from Xilinx, SiRF, and ST at the DVCon luncheon were real engineer…

Adam Sherer 12 Mar 2009 • 1 min read

SystemVerilog , OVM , OVM e , OVM SV , e , DVcon , SystemC , OVM SC

DVCon '09 SaaS Panel Thoughts, Part 1

[Preface / Disclaimer: I haven't yet had the pleasure of working closely with Cadence…

jvh3 11 Mar 2009 • 1 min read

SaaS , metric driven verification (MDV) , Functional Verification , Coverage-Driven Verification , CDV , Harry The ASIC Guy , DVcon , coverage driven verification (CDV)

SystemC Save and Restore Part 2 - Advanced Usage

In my last post I discussed how to use save / restore in the Cadence Incisive Simulator…

georgef 9 Mar 2009 • 3 min read

System Design and Verification , embedded software , Incisive , virual platform , virtual prototype , George Frazier , SystemC , Hardware/software co-verification , ESL

OVM-e Sequence API Brings Increased Flexibility

Specman 8.2s2 adds new Application Programming Interface (API) methods to sequence…

teamspecman 6 Mar 2009 • 6 min read

Specman , Functional Verification , API , OVM , e , eRM

Quick Tip: Searching for Special Characters in Cadence Help

[Team Specman welcomes back the Technical Publications Team to guest blog] A logical…

teamspecman 5 Mar 2009 • less than a min read

Tech Pubs , Functional Verification , Cadence Help

Exploring the Virtual Platform Part 5

Welcome to part 5 of the Exploring the Virtual Platform series. This is probably…

jasona 5 Mar 2009 • 5 min read

busy box , virtual platform , System Design and Verification , linux

Five Common Pitfalls For Conference Panels

Panels are some of the most popular sessions at many technical conferences. Getting…

tomacadence 4 Mar 2009 • 2 min read

Experiment With Cadence's MIPI VIP Live in The Xuropa Online Lab

At risk of being lost in all the excitement of DVCon 2009 last week , my colleagues…

jvh3 3 Mar 2009 • 1 min read

funtional verification , Functional Verification , Cadence VIP portfolio , VIP , MIPI , Xuropa

Summary of a Really Busy DVCon Week

Joe Hupcey has done his usual fine job of documenting DVCon ( day 1 , day 2 , day…

tomacadence 27 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

Functional Verification , OVM , DVcon , SystemC

OVM Multi-language Libraries – A Closer Look

Originally architected for multiple languages, the OVM is now available for all…

Adam Sherer 27 Feb 2009 • 2 min read

SystemVerilog , OVM , VIP , OVM e , OVM SV , e , multi-language , SystemC , OVM SC , AOP

DVCon 2009 - Day 3

Today I was able to cover a paper on "OVM-based Methodology for Low Power Designs…

jvh3 27 Feb 2009 • less than a min read

funtional verification , verification strategy , Functional Verification , Formal Analysis , Testbench simulation , DVcon

ESL Design - SystemC TLM2 IP Authoring: A Practical Experiment

Introduction ESL Virtual Platforms (systems or sub-systems) require heterogeneous…

TeamESL 26 Feb 2009 • 8 min read

IP-XACT , System Design and Verification , Incisive , virtual prototype , Spirit , SystemC , osci registers , systemrdl

DVCon 2009 - Day 2

Here are some pictures from DVCon 2009 Day 2, focusing on the OVM Case Studies lunch…

jvh3 26 Feb 2009 • less than a min read

SaaS , Verification methodology , OVM , OVM-e , DVcon

Using TLM Verification To Reduce RTL Verification

SystemC is the most common language used for modeling transaction level (TLM) behavior…

Steve Brown 25 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

TLM , Functional Verification , RTL , automation , planning and management , testbench

New OVM-e Testflow Features Introduce Increased Automation

Hi All, With the release of the OVM- e library, there are now many new features available…

teamspecman 25 Feb 2009 • 4 min read

when sub-typing , Kaberi , Specman , Verification methodology , Functional Verification , Open Verification Methodology , Testbench simulation , OVM , OVM e , e , OVM-e , Aspect Oriented Programming , eRM , OVMWorld

DVCon 2009 - Day 1

As promised, here is my photo blog of Day 1 of DVCon, focused on the OVM Multi-Language…

jvh3 25 Feb 2009 • less than a min read

Verification methodology , Cadence VIP portfolio , OVM , VIP , DVcon , Levent Caglar , IES , IES-XL

OVM Now Includes SystemC and e Language Interoperability

More of our customers are using Incisive for transaction level modeling (TLM) and…

Steve Brown 24 Feb 2009 • less than a min read

virtual platform , System Design and Verification , OVM , SystemC , prototype

Reflections on ESL: Where Are We and Where We Are Going

Many of the messages published by Gabe Moretti in his recent EETimes article resonate…

Ran Avinun 24 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

TLM , RTL , System Design and Verification , EETimes , C-to-Silicon , SystemC , ESL

OVM e Open Source - It's Official!

Specmaniacs and other e RM & OVM users, Today we offically released the e RM 3.0…

teamspecman 23 Feb 2009 • less than a min read

IEEE 1647 , OVM , OVM e , e , eRM

DVCon '09 Preview

For those of you that will not be able to make it in person: So you can follow the…

jvh3 20 Feb 2009 • 2 min read

funtional verification , Functional Verification , VIP , Mike Stellfox , DVcon , Levent Caglar , Jason Andrews

Tech Tip: Viewing The Combined Help for IES-XL

IES-XL is comprised of IUS, Incisive Verification Kits with Methodology, Specman…

adua 20 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

Specman , Functional Verification , tech tips , Enterprise Manager , help , IES-XL

Tips for Opening Cadence Help

[Welecome back the Tech Pubs team as guest bloggers] Sometimes you just need a little…

teamspecman 19 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

Specman , Tech Pubs , Enterprise Manager , Enterprise Planner , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , IES , IES-XL

Emulation vs. FPGA Prototyping

There is a continuous debate about FPGA prototyping vs. emulation. This debate is…

Ran Avinun 19 Feb 2009 • 1 min read

ASIC , prototyping , RTL , System Design and Verification , Palladium , FPGA

Grey-Boxed Data-Path Approach Using 'when sub-typing'

[Please join Team Specman in welcoming the first guest blogger from our user base…

teamspecman 18 Feb 2009 • 10 min read

when sub-typing , Specman , verification strategy , Functional Verification , Coverage-Driven Verification , e , Aspect Oriented Programming , Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) , IES , AOP

Adaptive Chips Selects OVM Over VMM -- An Interview With Amjad Qureshi

On February 11 Cadence announced that Adaptive Chips had adopted the Incisive verification…

Adam Sherer 18 Feb 2009 • 2 min read

Adaptive Chips , SystemVerilog , Functional Verification , OVM , VIP , CDV , e , eRM

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