Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Verification plans to merging design verification metrics
- Patent Title (中): 合并设计验证指标的验证计划
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Application No.: US12426188Application Date: 2009-04-17
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Publication No.: US08413088B1Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Frank Armbruster , Sandeep Pagey , F. Erich Marschner , Dan Leibovich , Alok Jain , Axel Scherer , Yaron Peri-Glass
- Applicant: Frank Armbruster , Sandeep Pagey , F. Erich Marschner , Dan Leibovich , Alok Jain , Axel Scherer , Yaron Peri-Glass
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Alford Law Group, Inc.
- Agent William E. Alford
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for producing a verification of digital circuits are provided. In an exemplary embodiment on the invention, a plurality of verification scopes of an integrated circuit design as defined as part of a verification plan. A plurality of verification runs are executed within two or more verification scopes defined by the verification plan. At least two verification runs are selected to merge verification results together. Like named scenarios are merged together for each verification scope to generate merged verification results that are then stored into a merge database. A verification report is generated for the integrated circuit design from the merged verification results. A merge point may be specified so like named subtrees and subgroups may be merged across different verification scopes of selected verification runs. The merge point may combine check and coverage results obtained during simulation with check and coverage results obtained during formal verification.
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