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Functional Verification Blog

Mode Support for SimVision “Stop Simulation” Button

Prior to Incisive Enterprise Simulator (IES) 12.1, clicking the SimVision "Stop Simulation" button would stop the simulation both in an HDL context and in a Specman context if Specman was present in the simulation. To provide better flexibility...  Read More »
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Develop For Debugability – Part II

Looking at Coding Styles for Debug In this blog post we are going to discuss 3 different cases where coding style can help you debug easier: 1. Declarative vs. Sequential Coding 2. Method Call Depth 3. Calculating if-else Conditions Declarative vs. Sequential...  Read More »
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Develop for Debugability – Part 1

Debugging is the most time-critical activity of any verification engineer. Finding a bug is very often a combination of having a good hunch, experience, and the quality of testbench code that you need to analyze. Since having a good hunch and experience...  Read More »
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Incisive Debug Analyzer is a Finalist for EETimes and EDN ACE Software Product of the Year

Great news.... Incisive Debug Analyzer (IDA) is one of five finalists for the EETimes/EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards in the Software Product of the Year category. In addition to IDA, Lip-Bu Tan and Cadence are also finalists for ACE...  Read More »
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Specman: Getting Source Information on Macros

When you write a define-as or define-as-computed e macro, you sometimes need the replacement code to contain or to depend on the source information regarding the specific macro call, including the source module and the source line number. For example...  Read More »
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DVCon 2013: Functional Verification Is EDA’s “Killer App”

With another year of record attendance, DVCon has again proven that a functional verification-focused mix of trade show and technical conference is what customers need to get their jobs done. Here are some of the some of the highlights I took away from...  Read More »
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JBYOB (Just Bring Your Own Browser): Interactive Labs on Udacity CS348 Functional Hardware Verification – No Installation Required

Interactive coding in the web browser. Preview of the interactive features of Udacity CS348 Functional Hardware Verification course....  Read More »
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Planning to Go to DVCon 2013 Next Week? If So, Don't Miss the Debug Tutorial Feb. 28th!

TUTORIAL : Fast Track Your UVM Debug Productivity with Simulation and Acceleration Session: 5T on Thursday, Feb. 28 th from 8:30AM - 12:00PM For more details on the debug tutorial, click here This debug tutorial will highlight how customers can reduce...  Read More »
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It’s Coming: Udacity CS348 Functional Hardware Verification Course Launches on March 12, 2013

Cadence' CS348 Functional Hardware Verification on Udacity.com will launch on Mar, 12, 2013....  Read More »
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