It seems as if every advance in verification technology begets a new problem. A case in point, according to OneSpin Solutions director of product marketing Michael Siegel, is the growing use of ...

Formal methods offer a mathematically rigorous framework for the specification, development and verification of programming languages and software systems. By leveraging techniques such as theorem ...

Assertion-based verification (ABV) has recently emerged as the only functional verification methodology capable of keeping pace with increasingly complex integrated circuits. When using ABV, designers ...

Not so long ago, many semiconductor and system suppliers developed their own processors, often with unique features geared toward specific target applications. Although this innovation has continued ...