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By Hemendra Talesara Complexity In his recent presentation discussing verification of the Power7 processor, John Ludden of IBM opened with a quote from an IBM exec more than a decade ago. “it’s not rocket science”- a perception held by some … Continue reading

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This article presents an overview of functional design verification using a coverage driven methodology while attempting to answer the question of how much testing is enough. Continue reading

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Anyone who has worked on a microprocessor design in recent years knows that verification has become a larger and larger share of the effort to bring a product to market. Designs are becoming increasingly complex and this complexity is often … Continue reading

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