HVC 2009
Haifa Verification Conference 2009
October 19-22, 2009
Organized by IBM R&D Labs in Israel
Harry Foster |
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Pain, Possibilities, and Prescriptions
Industry Trends in Advanced Functional Verification
Abstract:
Today, many forces at play contribute to the gap
between what we can fabricate (silicon capacity) and what we
have time to design. In addition, there are forces at play that
contribute to a gap between what we can design and what we
realistically have time to verify (within a project's schedule).
Nonetheless, we tape out complex systems all the time. Hence,
the question arises, is the productivity gap real? And if so, what
can we do to minimize its effects? This talk provides a
statistical analysis of today's industry trends in the adoption of
advanced functional verification (AFV) techniques, and then
offers new models for improving AFV maturity within an
organization.
Biography:
Harry Foster is Chief Verification Scientist for Mentor Graphics. Prior
to EDA, Harry has researched and developed functional verification tools
and methodologies for over 12 years as a senior member of the CAD
technical staff at Hewlett-Packard, and was an ASIC and board design
engineer for 5 years at TI. Harry currently serves as chair of the
Accellera Formal Verification Technical Committee, and chair of the IEEE
1850 Property Specification Language (PSL) working group. He is
co-author of five books on verification. Harry holds multiple patents in
functional verification. He is the original creator of the Accellera
Open Verification Library (OVL) assertion monitor standard, and was the
2006 recipient of the Accellera Technical Excellence Award for his
contributions to industry standards.