DVCon–The FREE Side

DVCon–The FREE Side

Psst!  I’ll let you in on some news… While DVCon calls the free portion of the conference “Exhibits Only,” let…

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…

A Decade of SystemVerilog: Unifying Design and Verification?

A Decade of SystemVerilog: Unifying Design and Verification?

It’s hard for me to believe that SystemVerilog 3.1 was released just over 10 years ago. The 3.1 version added…

Part 8: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 8: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Language and Library Trends This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights from the…

Part 7: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 7: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Testbench Characteristics and Simulation Strategies This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights from…

Walking in the Desert or Drinking from a Fire Hose?

Walking in the Desert or Drinking from a Fire Hose?

You don’t need a graphic like the one below to know that multi-core SoC designs are here to stay.  This one…

Part 6: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 6: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Effort Spent On Verification (Continued) This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights from…

Part 5: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Part 5: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

  Effort Spent in Verification This blog is a continuation of a series of blogs that present the highlights from…