Fourth International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification Common Challenges and Solutions
Modeling IP Responses in Testcase Generation for Systems-on-Chip Verification
Hyatt Town Lake Hotel, Austin, Texas
May 29-May 30
ISBN: 0-7695-2045-6
Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) are growing in complexity, and, as a consequence, getting more difficult to verify. An added challenge involves verifying system correctness in the presence of various responses produced by IP blocks in an SoC. The Transgen methodology was developed a solution for random testcase generation for SoC system verification. We demonstrate how Transgen handles the issue of random response generation for SoC tests. We discuss how the lack of complete temporal information during testcase generation causes prediction errors. Finally, we explore the various heuristics used to minimize the effect of these errors on the verification effort.
Citation:
Mrinal Bose, Mark H. Nodine, William R. Jurasz, Jr., Vlad Zavadsky, Arvind Chodavadia, Lincoln R. Nunes, "Modeling IP Responses in Testcase Generation for Systems-on-Chip Verification," mtv, pp.7, Fourth International Workshop on Microprocessor Test and Verification Common Challenges and Solutions, 2003