Title
Abstraction-Guided Simulation Using Markov Analysis for Functional Verification
Abstract
This paper presents a novel abstraction-guided simulation approach for functional verification. The results of Markov analysis of the abstract model of the design under verification are used as the guidance of simulation on the concrete design. The results of the Markov analysis can offer the information about how hard it is to reach each abstract state from the initial state, and how hard it is to reach certain target states from each abstract state. Such information is able to guide the simulation in two aspects: in exploring abstract state space, and in exercising target state. Assuming a good abstract model, experimental results show that the simulation using Markov analysis as guidance is highly efficient in both aspects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/TCAD.2015.2419622
IEEE Trans. on CAD of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Keywords
DocType
Volume
abstraction-guided simulation,markov analysis,semi-formal verification
Journal
PP
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
99
0278-0070
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.36
17
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jian Wang151.45
Huawei Li241756.32
Tao Lv3547.58
Tiancheng Wang461.85
Xinrong Li51266157.76
Sandip Kundu61103137.18