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About VC Formal Datapath Validation
CPU, GPU and AI designs are datapath heavy with unique design characteristics and require advanced verification techniques and methodology. These designs have mathematical functions like addition, subtraction, multiplier, square root and floating point units (FPU). Specialized AI-enabled processors excel at machine learning tasks and employ large arrays of arithmetic processing units including matrix multiplication and fused multiply-add structures. Verifying these mathematical functions using traditional methods is inefficient, time consuming and impractical.
The VC Formal Property Verification (FPV) App is designed to verify control paths (example arbiters, FIFOs, FSMs, bus bridges, etc.). The VC Formal Datapath Validation (DPV) App with integrated HECTOR™ technology contains custom optimizations and engines for datapath verification (ALU, FPU, DSP etc.).
Key Benefits
C/C++ Model as Reference
Check for transactional equivalence against RTL implementation
Supports Reference Models
SoftFloat and DesignWare reference models
Exhaustive Proofs
The fastest way to find architectural and implementation bugs
Compatibility
Leverages VCS® for unified compile and Verdi® for unified debug
Datapath Validation (DPV)
Integrated HECTOR™ technology within VC Formal and contains custom optimizations and engines for datapath verification (ALU, FPU, DSP etc.) using transaction level equivalence. This app leverages the Verdi graphical user interface for debug.
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