Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioner’s Handbook - Hardcover

Mintz, Mike; Ekendahl, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387255435 ISBN 13: 9780387255439

Publisher: Springer, 2006

Synopsis

Describes a small verification library with a concentration on user adaptability such as re-useable components, portable Intellectual Property, and co-verification.

Takes a realistic view of reusability and distills lessons learned down to a tool box of techniques and guidelines.

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Review

From the reviews:

"I was very pleasantly surprised when I ... curled up with a book titled Hardware Verification with C++ ... . Published by Springer, this ... is a gem. ... the authors wrote with an easy-going style that makes the book a pleasure to read. ... Very few people can write a good book. Mike and Robert are firmly established in this ... category. ... I learned more about verifying hardware using C ++ ... with this book than I have in the last few years!" (Clive Maxfield, Programmable Logic Design Line, February, 2007)

From the Back Cover

Written by two verification engineers, Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioner’s Handbook is a four-part tour of how to perform object-oriented techniques.
Part I makes the case for C++, and shows a standard verification system using object-oriented programming (OOP).
Part II presents two open-source C++ libraries that enable efficient verification with C++ -- Teal, a C++ to Verilog interface, and Truss, a standard verification framework.
Part III focuses on OOP with examples from real verification projects.
Part IV puts it all together showing complete block-level and system-level verification systems.
"The handbook provides a clear understanding of object-oriented programming, and how it applies to hardware verification. It is clear to me that C++, together with Teal and Truss, could form a strong platform for the next generation of hardware verification."
Dr. Stanley Hyduke, CEO of Aldec, Inc.
"With this book I feel confident I can constitute a verification team that could make good use of C++ for verification, with all the positive results I would need for success. That is a breakthrough!"
Bob Fredieu, VP of Research and Development and Cofounder, Assertive Design
"Teal let us hit the ground running and focus on developing our intellectual property instead of simulation infrastructure. After two successful ASIC projects, we couldn’t be happier with its quality, completeness and compactness."
Bennet Ih, ASIC Verification Lead, SigmaTel Imaging Systems Group
"Hardware verification complexity has grown to be a software effort, requiring advanced techniques such as OOP. With clear techniques and examples, this handbook guides the reader through the complexities of using OOP to create testbenches. Regardless of what language you use, this book will help sharpen your skills."
Chris Spear, Verification Consultant, Synopsys, Inc., Author of SystemVerilog for Verification

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0387255435
• ISBN 13: 9780387255439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 362