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Class is back in session this October: Verification Academy’s cutting-edge weekly webinar series

Verification Academy’s fall semester starts this October with the following series of weekly deep dive webinars. Abstracts and registration links below.


WEDENESDAY, October 1 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
Did You Know QuestaSim Supports VHDL-2019?
Abdelrahman Tharwat

In this webinar, we will explore how VHDL-2019 introduces a set of powerful features and enhancements that aim to simplify design processes, improve code readability, and provide better support for advanced design methodologies. In this webinar, we will explore the VHDL-2019 supported features in QuestaSim.


WEDENESDAY, October 8 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
Breaking Silos: Creating Synergistic Flows for Next-Gen Verification
Nicolae Tusinschi and Kirolos Magdy

In this webinar, we will introduce a revolutionary approach to building synergistic verification environments using Questa™ Developer/IVE’s integrated ecosystem and Discover how to transform fragmented verification processes into seamless, collaborative flows that unite design and verification teams.


WEDENESDAY, October 15 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Verification: A Deep Dive with Siemens Avery Verification IP
Justin Bunnel 

In this webinar, we will introduce how to explore the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) specification, an advanced interconnect designed to enable the full potential of next-generation AI and high-performance computing systems, and discover how Siemens Avery Verification IP can support your development.


*** THURSDAY ***, October 23 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
Improving Verification Productivity Using Questa One Sim
Karim Ameziane
In this webinar, we will introduce how Questa One Sim delivers “Faster engines, enabling Faster engineers, and finish your verification in Fewer workloads” to significantly boost your RTL design and verification productivity.


WEDENESDAY, October 29 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
Portable Stimulus: What can it do for me?
Matthew Taylor (Doulos)

In this webinar, Portable Stimulus Standard (PSS) expert Matthew Taylor will Illustrate what PSS can do for you using a simple UVM example, provide details about the PSS language itself, explain the differences between PSS and other languages, and provide some examples using Siemens Questa One Sim.


And please save the dates for these November webinars:

November 5, 8:00 am – 9:00 am PST
Verification and debugging complex security breaches in your design
Nicolae Tusinschi and Vlada Kalinic

November 12, 8:00 am – 9:00 am PST
VHDL Debug in Visualizer Part 1 of 2: DUT/RTL Debug
Robert Hoogestryd

Welcome back to school, everyone!!!

The Verification Academy team


Reference / catch-up on prior classes: on-demand webinars on verificationacademy.com now:

Generating SVA with Questa One Property Assist AI

Accelerating Functional Coverage with Questa One Sim CX 

Tackling Emerging DFT Verification Challenges with Questa One

Enhancing Automotive Safety Verification Using Questa One Sim FX

Breaking Barriers: Ethernet 1.6T, Infiniband, UALink, and UEC Verification for Next-Gen Connectivity

Streamlining Requirements Traceability using Questa Verification IQ Testplan Author

Solving the Semiconductor Verification Crisis: From Problem to Productivity 

Enhancing Defect Coverage in Design for Testability (DFT) with Functional Fault Grading

Breaking Barriers: Ethernet 1.6T, Infiniband, UALink, and UEC Verification for Next-Gen Connectivity

Securing your FPGA Design from RTL through to the Bitstream

Faster Debug Using QuestaSim Interactive Coverage Analysis

Smart Debug: Accelerate root cause analysis and reduce debug turnaround time with Questa Verification IQ Regression Navigator

Accelerating Innovation: PCIe Gen7 Verification for High-Speed Designs

Safety Analysis for Automotive Chips Based on ISO 26262

Faster Debug of Complex Testbenches Using Visualizer

Improving FPGA Safety and Security Compliance: FPGA Equivalence Checking from RTL to the Bitstream

Smart Regression: Optimize Regression Efficiency Using Questa Verification IQ Regression Navigator

Streaming FPU verification with an alternative to C-reference model approaches

An end-to-end functional safety solution for automotive ICs based on ISO 26262

Explore how to protect against data corruption with formal security verification

Unlocking the Power of QuestaSim and Visualizer Integration

Joe Hupcey III

I am a product marketing and management professional, who brings a unique combination of hands-on engineering experience, an insightful understanding of what customers need in today’s ever-growing complex environment, and a proven ability to create winning messages that differentiate my company’s offerings from those of the competitors’. The context of this activity is the high-stakes race for more powerful chips and systems, whose complexity continues to double every 18 months even today.

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This article first appeared on the Siemens Digital Industries Software blog at https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/verificationhorizons/2025/09/16/class-is-back-in-session-this-october-verification-academys-cutting-edge-weekly-webinar-series/