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Accellera Adopts OVM

Accellera Adopts OVM

Users Can Start Migration to OVM Today Accellera’s Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) Technical Committee (TC) co-chair issued a public status…

SystemC (IEEE Std. 1666™) Comes to YouTube

SystemC (IEEE Std. 1666™) Comes to YouTube

OSCI Expands Use of Social Media to Promote SystemC It is a challenge for the global SystemC community to participate…

Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

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

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

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

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

Truth in Labeling: VMM2.0

Truth in Labeling: VMM2.0

I see that Synopsys has finally released VMM1.2. Congratulations, guys. There will be plenty of opportunity over the coming weeks…

IEEE Std. 1800™-2009 (SystemVerilog) Ready for Purchase & Download

IEEE Std. 1800™-2009 (SystemVerilog) Ready for Purchase & Download

Just in time for the holidays!  🙂 IEEE Std. 1800™-2009, aka SystemVerilog 2009, is ready for purchase and download from…

December Verification Horizons Issue Out

December Verification Horizons Issue Out

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that the latest issue of Verification Horizons is now out. You can…

Evolution is a tinkerer

Evolution is a tinkerer

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

It Is Better to Give than It Is to Receive

It Is Better to Give than It Is to Receive

One element of my IEEE Standards Association (SA) volunteer activities is to represent the SA to the IEEE New Initiatives…