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INTRODUCTION
Since the advent of formal techniques, the application of formal analysis has helped designers achieve more in-depth analysis and coverage of functional verification activities in general. However what has spurred the growth and popularity of such techniques has been specific and targeted applications of formal analysis.
Functional verification is often focused on verification of the logical functions of the design. An overlooked area closely related to functional verification is proper implementation of the logic. In recent years, requirements for better power performance has brought the power implementation aspect of design more and more into the functional verification side, as design functionality became more dependent on
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