Generating Hardware Assertion Checkers: For Hardware Verification, Emulation, Post-Fabrication Debugging and On-Line MonitoringAssertion-based design is a powerful new paradigm that is facilitating quality improvement in electronic design. Assertions are statements used to describe properties of the design (I.e., design intent), that can be included to actively check correctness throughout the design cycle and even the lifecycle of the product. With the appearance of two new languages, PSL and SVA, assertions have already started to improve verification quality and productivity. This is the first book that presents an “under-the-hood” view of generating assertion checkers, and as such provides a unique and consistent perspective on employing assertions in major areas, such as: specification, verification, debugging, on-line monitoring and design quality improvement. |
Contents
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Assertions and the Verification Landscape | 13 |
Basic Techniques Behind Assertion Checkers | 37 |
PSL and SVA Assertion Languages | 55 |
Automata for Assertion Checkers | 83 |
Construction of PSL Assertion Checkers | 105 |
Enhanced Features and Uses of PSL Checkers | 155 |
Other editions - View all
Generating Hardware Assertion Checkers: For Hardware Verification, Emulation ... Marc Boulé,Zeljko Zilic No preview available - 2010 |
Generating Hardware Assertion Checkers: For Hardware Verification, Emulation ... Marc Boulé,Zeljko Zilic No preview available - 2008 |