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Hi everyone. Last night I wrote a post describing the debate over whether or not to include a register package in the UVM. The link to the survey was broken if you read the post in your email client or......
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Many of the Accellera VIP TSC members are in Marlborough, MA this week discussing what features should be part of the first release of the new UVM (Unified Verification Methodology). For those of you who are not familiar, the UVM......
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For those of you who have not been paying attention, DVCon 2010 starts next week. In a previous post I described several events I'll be involved with except for one very important item. This year I will be moderating the......
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In the beginning, there was SystemVerilog, and it was good. Through it some testbenches were made; without it other testbenches were made. In SystemVerilog was light, but also darkness in the form of a set of missing features that had......
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Now that the SystemVerilog 2009 standard has been released, the P1800 working group is getting ready to start work on the next version of the SystemVerilog standard. As part of that effort, they are soliciting feedback in preparation for an......
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As a potential user of the UVM, would you like to be able to view active development branches within the live UVM repository, or should this information be hidden until official releases are made?...
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Yet another Accellera call about the Unified Verification Methodology (UVM) is underway. My takeaway? Both EDA and user companies put such a premium on secrecy that a truly open development process is simply not possible. Based on its current trajectory,......
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In a fascinating (to me) twist of fate, I will be moderating a panel on the “next big thing” in formal methods at FMCAD 2009 in Austin, Texas. The panel, entitled “What will be the next breakthrough solutions in formal?”......
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It’s over. After weeks of preparation (on my part, a year on the part of countless others), and a week of staying up late then getting up early, the 46th Annual Design Automation Conference has finally come to a close.......
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We love DAC, but can't follow instructions! Originally uploaded by brillianthueThis wild mob of DAC lovers was seen roaming around the South Hall Tuesday afternoon at DAC. I tried my very best to corral them to stand *right next to......
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