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DAC: Day 1; An Ode to an Old Friend

DAC: Day 1; An Ode to an Old Friend

Denali Finale While I ponder the hundreds of partners I work with to support a vibrant ecosystem of ModelSim and…

UVM: Joint Statement Issued by Mentor, Cadence & Synopsys

UVM: Joint Statement Issued by Mentor, Cadence & Synopsys

DAC Attendees Invited to Accellera’s Breakfast sponsored by Mentor, Cadence & Synopsys The full statement can be read at EDA…

Static Verification

Static Verification

After spending years verifying ASICs with dynamic simulation, I started working on static verification 10 years ago in a startup…

OVM/UVM at DAC 2010

OVM/UVM at DAC 2010

Visit Booth 1350 – The hub of OVM/UVM Activity at DAC The OVM World booth at the Design Automation Conference…

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

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

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

Accellera’s DAC Breakfast & Panel Discussion

Accellera’s DAC Breakfast & Panel Discussion

UVM: Charting the New Territory At this year’s DAC, Accellera introduces UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) to the world at its…

Easier UVM Testbench Construction – UVM Sequence Layering

Easier UVM Testbench Construction – UVM Sequence Layering

UVM Layering Package updated from OVM Layering Package In an earlier blog post, I discussed a sequence layering technique that…

North American SystemC User Group (NASCUG) Meeting at DAC

North American SystemC User Group (NASCUG) Meeting at DAC

You Are Invited – Register Now! (seating is limited) Sunday, June 13 2:30pm – 6:00pm Anaheim Hilton, California Ballroom A…

An Extension to UVM: The UVM Container

An Extension to UVM: The UVM Container

Easier DUT to Testbench Connections This package introduces a very simple class called uvm_container. In this package Mentor shows how…