No to Know VIP

No to Know VIP

In a recent post on deepchip.com John Cooley wrote about “Who Knew VIP?”. In addition, Mark Olen wrote about this…

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,…

Who Knew VIP?

Who Knew VIP?

“Who Knew?” about verification IP (VIP), was the theme of a recent DeepChip post by John Cooley on December 18. …

The FPGA Verification Window Is Open

The FPGA Verification Window Is Open

My Feb. 4 post introduced Mentor Graphics’ three-step FPGA verification process intended to help design teams get out of the…

More DVCon–More Mentor Tutorials!

More DVCon–More Mentor Tutorials!

As DVCon expands, we at Mentor Graphics have grown our sponsored sessions as well.  Would you expect less? In DVCon’s…

Just because FPGAs are programmable doesn’t mean verification is dead

Just because FPGAs are programmable doesn’t mean verification is dead

Marketing teams at FPGA vendors have been busy as the silicon nanometer geometry race escalates. Altera is “delivering the unimaginable”…

Happy Halloween from ARM  TechCon

Happy Halloween from ARM TechCon

MENTOR GRAPHICS AT ARM TECHCON This week ARM® TechCon® 2013 is being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center from…

STMicroelectronics: Simulation + Emulation = Verification Success

STMicroelectronics: Simulation + Emulation = Verification Success

We are truly living in the age of SoC design, where 78 percent of all designs today contain one or…

Part 10: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 10: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Verification Techniques & Technologies Adoption Trends This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights…