EDN

Reuse UVM RTL verification tests for gate level simulation

When we verify a System on Chip (SoC) that embeds microprocessors with several digital peripherals, and possibly analog blocks as well, we want to check all the implemented features and possible ...
Semiconductor Engineering

How UVM Callbacks Simplify Assertion Validation

Assertions bring immediate benefits to the whole design and verification cycle; thus any challenges engineers face in coding and testing them are worth resolving. When a large number of assertions are ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Simplifying HW/SW Co-Verification With PSS Led UVM And C Tests

The complexity of system on chips (SoCs) continues to grow rapidly with the integration of more functionality onto a single chip. As a result, traditional verification methodologies struggle to keep ...
Business Wire

MathWorks Speeds FPGA and ASIC Verification with Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) Support

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MathWorks today announced that HDL Verifier provides support for the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) starting with Release 2019b, which is currently available.
EDN

Improving analog design verification using UVM

As technology becomes more integrated into our everyday life, our chips need to better communicate with the analog world. Most modern system on chip (SoC) designs therefore contain analog and ...
TechRepublic

Design and Development of Verification Environment to Verify GPIO Core using UVM

The GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) core design provides a general purpose input/output interface to a 32-bit On-chip Peripheral Bus (OPB). This GPIO core requires simple output and/or input ...
Electronic Design

Make the Move from Module-Based Mixed-Signal Verification to UVM

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. This article discusses techniques used to achieve this transition, including proxy SystemVerilog interface task calls ...
Design-Reuse

Plug-n-play UVM Environment for Verification of Interrupts in an IP

In a System-on Chip(SoC),a general interrupt process works as follows: Interrupt is triggered by a certain system event or interrupt source. Interrupt is detected by system’s peripheral module, which ...