Trends in Functional Verification
Released on March 2nd, 2021
Author:
Harry Foster - Siemens EDA
Overview:
In 2020 COVID-19 had a negative impact on the global economy, yet the semiconductor market grew larger than expected. This growth in the semiconductor market was driven by the demand for networking, cloud, and computing solutions required to support today’s work-at-home environment. Also in 2020 we witnessed the introduction of 5G mobile devices and the emergence of new infrastructure required to support 5G, all fueling the semiconductor market growth. Today, semiconductor design is experiencing higher levels of integration combined with an increasing amount of new requirements. This is driving complexity beyond levels we have ever seen. Adopting proven solutions to achieve functional correctness has become critical. In this talk Harry will explore today’s functional verification landscape and present the latest industry trends.
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Applying Big Data to Next-Generation Coverage Analysis and Closure
Released on March 26th, 2021
Authors:
Tom Fitzpatrick, Darron May, Thom Ellis, Athira Panicker - Siemens EDA
Overview:
Coverage closure remains the biggest functional verification challenge in our industry. This two-hour technical presentation will establish the need for a next-generation collaborative verification platform, providing enterprise-wide team-based shared coverage analytics and collaborative verification process integration, including lifecycle management integration. We will explore new ways of visualizing coverage data from different verification platforms – including simulation, emulation, FPGA and virtual prototyping and formal verification – to facilitate analytical navigation, and applying advanced analytics, including data mining and machine learning, to help your team identify functional coverage holes and effectively mobilize your verification team to reach coverage closure like never before.