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UVM Adoption: Go Native-UVM or use OVM Compatibility Kit?

UVM Adoption: Go Native-UVM or use OVM Compatibility Kit?

I shared information in my last blog that Mentor’s OVM-EA starter kit could be downloaded and used by those who…

UVM-EA (Early Adopter) Starter Kit Available for Download

UVM-EA (Early Adopter) Starter Kit Available for Download

Companion UVM-EA OVM Compatibility Overlay Kit Available for Download Mentor Graphics has made available its UVM-EA starter kit to promote…

Accellera Adopts OVM 2.1.1 for its Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)

Accellera Adopts OVM 2.1.1 for its Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)

Requirements set for Accellera UVM-EA (Early Adopter) Release This was a productive week for Accellera. After months of discussions, the…

The Art of Deprecation

The Art of Deprecation

At a recent SystemVerilog requirements gathering meeting,I was quite amused to see “deprecating features” come out as one of the…

OVM 2.1.1 Now Ready for Download

OVM 2.1.1 Now Ready for Download

Download OVM 2.2.1 from Verification Academy An important OVM update is now available for download and production use.  Several bugs…

February 2010 Verification Horizons Newsletter Now Available

February 2010 Verification Horizons Newsletter Now Available

For those of you who didn’t make it to DVCon this year, you missed one of the things that makes…

IEEE Standards Meetings in India

IEEE Standards Meetings in India

EDA & VLSI Standards Focus Meeting on 12 March 2010  As part of its continuing program to reach out to…

I Do It …

I Do It …

… To Advance Technology for Humanity  It is a humbling honor to have been elected chair of the IEEE Standards…

SystemVerilog: A time for change? Maybe not.

SystemVerilog: A time for change? Maybe not.

The SystemVerilog IEEE 1800-2009 Language Reference Manual (LRM) was published a few months ago with an unprecedented 472 updates. That’s…