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INTRODUCTION
PA-Static verification, more popularly known as PA-Static checks, are performed on designs that adopt certain power dissipation reduction techniques through the power intent or UPF. The term static originates from verification tools and methodologies that applies a set of pre-defined power aware (PA) or multi-voltage (MV) rules based on the power requirements, statically on the structure of the design. More precisely, the rule sets are applied on the physical structure, architecture, and microarchitecture of the design, in conjunction with the UPF specification but without the requirements of any external stimulus or testbenches.
FOUNDATIONS OF UPF BASED PA STATIC VERIFICATION
PA-Static verification is primarily targeted to
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