【M.K 2005】Comprehensive Functional Verification (Systems on Silicon)

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Comprehensive Functional Verification: The Complete Industry Cycle (Systems on Silicon)
by Bruce Wile, John Goss, Wolfgang Roesner

[size=120%]Comprehensive Functional Verification: The Complete Industry Cycle (Systems on Silicon)
By Bruce Wile, John Goss, Wolfgang Roesner


Publisher:   Morgan Kaufmann
Number Of Pages:   704
Publication Date:   2005-05-26
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0127518037
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780127518039
Binding:   Hardcover


Product Description:
One of the biggest challenges in chip and system design is determining whether the hardware works correctly. That is the job of functional verification engineers and they are the audience for this comprehensive text from three top industry professionals.

As designs increase in complexity, so has the value of verification engineers within the hardware design team. In fact, the need for skilled verification engineers has grown dramatically--functional verification now consumes between 40 and 70% of a project's labor, and about half its cost. Currently there are very few books on verification for engineers, and none that cover the subject as comprehensively as this text.

A key strength of this book is that it describes the entire verification cycle and details each stage. The organization of the book follows the cycle, demonstrating how functional verification engages all aspects of the overall design effort and how individual cycle stages relate to the larger design process. Throughout the text, the authors leverage their 35 plus years experience in functional verification, providing examples and case studies, and focusing on the skills, methods, and tools needed to complete each verification task. Additionally, the major vendors (Mentor Graphics, Cadence Design Systems, Verisity, and Synopsys) have implemented key examples from the text and made these available on line, so that the reader can test out the methods described in the text.

* Comprehensive overview of the complete verification cycle
* Combines industry experience with a strong emphasis on functional verification fundamentals
* Includes industry examples and real-world case studies



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Summary: vital task
Rating: 4
Wile describes thoroughly the main ideas in functional verification. He writes for the professional chip designer, faced with an ever more complex task, as the number of transistors on a chip keeps increasing.

You learn hdl (Hardware Description Language). But more importantly, you also learn how to test for possible limitations in that language. That is, does HDL accurately express actual circuit behaviour of a chip?

Large sections of the book delve into simulations, as a means of verifying the circuit logic. Often vital, in validating before an actual and expensive production of a prototype chip.