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Part 1: The 2016 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 1: The 2016 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

FPGA Design Trends In my previous blog, I introduced the 2016 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study (click here). The objective…

Portable Stimulus Takes an Important Step Forward

Portable Stimulus Takes an Important Step Forward

As a leading proponent of Accellera’s work in the Portable Stimulus Working Group (WG) for a couple of years now,…

Understanding and Minimizing Study Bias (2016 Study)

Understanding and Minimizing Study Bias (2016 Study)

This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights from the 2016 Wilson Research Group…

Prologue: The 2016 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Prologue: The 2016 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

This is the first in a series of blogs that presents the findings from our new 2016 Wilson Research Group…

UVM: The Factory Powers Reuse

UVM: The Factory Powers Reuse

As I mentioned in my last UVM post, UVM allows engineers to create modular, reusable, randomized self-checking testbenches. In that…

How to Avoid Metastability on Reset Signal Networks, a/k/a Reset Check is the New CDC

How to Avoid Metastability on Reset Signal Networks, a/k/a Reset Check is the New CDC

It’s axiomatic that digital circuitry must initialize properly before it’s used. Once upon a time, verifying a design’s reset signaling…

The first ISO 26262 certified blog post!

The first ISO 26262 certified blog post!

With ISO 26262 getting so much attention it is little wonder that ISO terms like Qualification and Tool Confidence Level…

Portable Stimulus Taking Center Stage at DAC

Portable Stimulus Taking Center Stage at DAC

Living on the cutting edge, as I do, I’ve been focusing most of my attention recently on the problem of…

Standards, Partners and Industry Collaboration Update

Standards, Partners and Industry Collaboration Update

Join us at the 53rd Design Automation Conference DAC is always a time of jam-packed activity with multiple events that…