Constraint-Based Verification

**Constraint-Based Verifcation** covers the emerging field in functional verification of electronic designs thats is now commonly referred to by this name. Topics are developed in the context of a wide range of dynamic and static verification approaches including stimulation, emulation and formal methods. The goal is to show how constraints, or assertions, can be used toward automating the generation of testbenches, resulting in a seamless verifcation flow. Topics such as verification coverage, and connection with assertion-based verification are also covered. **Constraint-Based Verification** is written for verification engineers, as well as researchers - it explains both methodological and technical issues. Particular stress is given to the latest advances in functional verification. Constraint-Based Verification covers an emerging field in functional verification of electronic designs, referred to as the'constraint-based verification.'The topics are developed in the context of a wide range of dynamic and static verification approaches including simulation, emulation, and formal methods. The goal is to show how constraints, or assertions, can be used towards automating the generation of testbenches, resulting in a seamless verification flow. Topics such as verification coverage, and connection with assertion based verification, are also covered. The book targets verification engineers as well as researchers. It covers both methodological and technical issues. Particular stress is given to the latest advances in functional verification. The research community has witnessed recent growth of interests in constraint-based functional verification. Various techniques have been developed. They are relatively new, but have reached a level of maturity so that they are appearing in commercial tools such as Vera and System Verilog. Constraint-Based Verification covers the emerging field in functional verification of electronic designs that is now commonly referred to by this name.Topics are developed in the context of a wide range of dynamic and static verification approaches including stimulation, emulation and formal methods. The goal is to show how constraints, or assertions, can be used toward automating the generation of testbenches resulting in a seamless verification flow. Topics such as verification coverage and connection with assertion-based verification are also covered.Constraint-Based Verification is written for verification engineers, as well as researchers. This book discusses both methodological and technical issues. Particular stress is given to the latest advances in functional verification. Introduction....Pages 1-23 Constrained Random Simulation....Pages 25-35 High Level Verification Languages....Pages 37-52 Assertion Languages and Constraints....Pages 53-81 Preliminaries....Pages 83-107 Constrained Vector Generation....Pages 109-131 Constraint Simplification....Pages 133-152 More Optimizations....Pages 153-160 Constraint Synthesis....Pages 161-182 Constraint Diagnosis....Pages 183-187 Word-Level Constraint Solving....Pages 189-220 Covers a field in functional verification of electronic designs, referred to as the "constraint-based verification." This book aims to show how constraints, or assertions, can be used towards automating the generation of testbenches, resulting in a seamless verification flow. It is aimed at verification engineers as well as researchers Covers The Methodology And State-of-the-art Techniques Of Constrained Verification, Which Is New And Popular. It Relates Constrained Verification With The Also-hot Technology Called Assertion-based Design. Discussed And Clarifies Language Issues, Critical To Both The Above, Which Will Help The Implementation Of These Languages. "Constraint-Based Verification is written for verification engineers, as well as researchers. This book discusses both methodological and technical issues. Particular stress is given to the latest advances in functional verification."--Résumé de l'éditeur