Harry Foster
Chief Scientist Verification

Harry Foster is Chief Scientist Verification for Siemens Digital Industries Software; and is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor for the Verification Academy. Harry served as the 2021 Design Automation Conference General Chair, and is currently serving as a Past Chair. Harry is the recipient of the Accellera Technical Excellence Award for his contributions to developing industry standards. In addition, Harry is the recipient of the 2022 ACM Distinguished Service Award, and the 2022 IEEE CEDA Outstanding Service Award.

Part 3: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 3: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

June 28, 2013

Clocking and Power Trends In Part 2 of this series of blogs, I continued the discussion focused on design trends…

By Harry Foster
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Part 2: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 2: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

June 26, 2013

Design Trends (Continued) In Part 1 of this series of blogs, I focused on design trends (click here) as identified…

By Harry Foster
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Part 1: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 1: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

May 8, 2013

 Design Trends In my previous blog, I introduced the 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study (click here). The objective of…

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Prologue: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Prologue: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

April 23, 2013

This is the first in a series of blogs that presents the results from the 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional…

By Harry Foster
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Improving simulation results with formal-based technology

Improving simulation results with formal-based technology

October 18, 2012

When it comes to formal methods, many engineers are skeptics. Perhaps this is due to value propositions that have been…

By Harry Foster
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Synthesizing Hardware Assertions and Post-Silicon Debug

Synthesizing Hardware Assertions and Post-Silicon Debug

July 27, 2012

At the 2012 Design Automation Conference, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel at a workshop titled “Post-Silicon Debug:…

By Harry Foster
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Expanding the Verification Academy!

Expanding the Verification Academy!

February 26, 2012

The philosophy behind our Verification Academy is to provide a comprehensive resource for evolving and maturing your functional verification process skills….

By Harry Foster
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Verification solutions that help reduce bug cost

Verification solutions that help reduce bug cost

January 8, 2012

I think very few engineers would argue with the claim that the longer a bug goes undetected, the more expensive…

By Harry Foster
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Part 9: The 2010 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 9: The 2010 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

June 26, 2011

Verification Techniques & Technologies Adoption Trends This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs, which present the highlights…

By Harry Foster
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