Principles of Functional Verification

Andreas Meyer0750676175, 9780750676175, 9780080469942

As design complexity in chips and devices continues to rise, so, too, does the demand for functional verification. Principles of Functional Verification is a hands-on, practical text that will help train professionals in the field of engineering on the methodology and approaches to verification.In practice, the architectural intent of a device is necessarily abstract. The implementation process, however, must define the detailed mechanisms to achieve the architectural goals. Based on a decade of experience, Principles of Functional Verification intends to pinpoint the issues, provide strategies to solve the issues, and present practical applications for narrowing the gap between architectural intent and implementation. The book is divided into three parts, each building upon the chapters within the previous part. Part One addresses why functional verification is necessary, its definition and goals. In Part Two, the heart of the methodology and approaches to solving verification issues are examined. Each chapter in this part ends with exercises to apply what was discussed in the chapter. Part Three looks at practical applications, discussing project planning, resource requirements, and costs. Each chapter throughout all three parts will open with Key Objectives, focal points the reader can expect to review in the chapter.

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Table of contents :
front cover……Page 1
copyright……Page 5
table of contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 10
1. Introduction……Page 12
2. Definitions……Page 22
3. Methods for Determining the Validity of a Model……Page 32
4. Structure and Re-use in Functional Verification……Page 60
5. Random Testing……Page 94
6. Co-simulation……Page 126
7. Measuring Verification Quality……Page 148
8. The Verification Plan……Page 176
9. Applying Functional Verification to a Project……Page 194
Additional Reading……Page 210
Index……Page 212