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.

New Verification Academy Advanced OVM (&UVM) Module

New Verification Academy Advanced OVM (&UVM) Module

June 25, 2010

I’ve always loved the Chinese proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a…

By Harry Foster
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DAC Panel: Bridging Pre-Silicon Verification and Post-Silicon Validation

DAC Panel: Bridging Pre-Silicon Verification and Post-Silicon Validation

June 3, 2010

I’d like to encourage you to attend the technical panel titled Bridging Pre-Silicon Verification and Post-Silicon Validation at this year’s …

By Harry Foster
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High-Level Design Validation and Test (HLDVT) 2010

High-Level Design Validation and Test (HLDVT) 2010

May 12, 2010

I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the IEEE International High-Level Design Validation and Test (HLDVT) workshop off and on…

By Harry Foster
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Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

January 6, 2010

PROLOGUE: Over the weekend, I was thinking about a recent visit I had with an advanced ASIC team manager who…

By Harry Foster
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A Cliffhanger ABV Seminar, Jan 19, Santa Clara, CA

A Cliffhanger ABV Seminar, Jan 19, Santa Clara, CA

December 21, 2009

I’m excited. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Cliff Cummings for many years, and I was honored a couple of…

By Harry Foster
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Evolution is a tinkerer

Evolution is a tinkerer

December 14, 2009

I was recently quoted in an EDA DesignLine blog as saying that “it is a myth that ABV is a…

By Harry Foster
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ABV and being from Missouri…

ABV and being from Missouri…

December 6, 2009

The last industry project I worked on, before joining EDA, was an advanced chip set for a very large, high-end…

By Harry Foster
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Time hogs, blogs, and evolving underdogs…

Time hogs, blogs, and evolving underdogs…

December 4, 2009

I realized a few years back that “time” is an engineer’s most precious resource. It seems that there’s just never…

By Harry Foster
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