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Do Formal Apps Help D&V Engineers Cross the Chasm Into Direct Formal Property Checking? This Oracle Case Study Suggests They Do (Part 1 of 2)

Do Formal Apps Help D&V Engineers Cross the Chasm Into Direct Formal Property Checking? This Oracle Case Study Suggests They Do (Part 1 of 2)

One of the biggest developments in the formal verification world in the past several years has been the industry-wide growth…

20 Years Ago – 10 Years Ago – Tomorrow (DAC)

20 Years Ago – 10 Years Ago – Tomorrow (DAC)

It is always good to pause to recognize the companies and individuals with whom we collaborate to create the verification…

Part 3: The 2014 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 3: The 2014 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

FPGA Effort Verification Trends (Continued) This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs related to the 2014 Wilson…

March 2015 Edition of Verification Horizons Available Online!

March 2015 Edition of Verification Horizons Available Online!

With a name like “Fitzpatrick,” you knew I’d be celebrating today, right? Well, there’s no better way to celebrate this…

Part 2: The 2014 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 2: The 2014 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

FPGA Verification Effort Trends This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs related to the 2014 Wilson Research…

Is Gate-Level Simulation Still Required Nowadays??

Is Gate-Level Simulation Still Required Nowadays??

A colleague recently asked me: Has anything changed? Do design teams tape-out nowadays without GLS (Gate-Level Simulation)? And if so,…

From Tightly Coupled (Loosely Bolted) to Verification Convergence!

From Tightly Coupled (Loosely Bolted) to Verification Convergence!

It’s my favorite time of year again—DVCon!  And I believe that the DVCon 2015 technical program committee has put together…

Portable Stimulus at DVCon

Portable Stimulus at DVCon

It’s amazing how quickly a year goes by. DVCon 2014 seems like it was just a few months ago, and…

Portable Stimulus: A Small Step in Standardization

Portable Stimulus: A Small Step in Standardization

Accellera Approves Creation of Portable Stimulus Working Group At DVCon 2014, Mentor Graphics proposed Accellera launch an exploratory exercise, called…