Graph-Based Verification in a UVM Environment – Staffan Berg
Graph-Based Verification in a UVM Environment – Staffan Berg
Graph-Based Verification in a UVM Environment – Staffan Berg
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The Role of Coverage<br />
• The rule graphs def<strong>in</strong>e the<br />
entire stimulus space<br />
• Without coverage goals,<br />
traversal will be purely random<br />
• <strong>Graph</strong> coverage strategy<br />
def<strong>in</strong>es goals and priorities<br />
• iTBA algorithms prioritize<br />
generation<br />
— Can still generate random vectors<br />
outside the coverage space<br />
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SB , <strong>Graph</strong> <strong>Based</strong> <strong>Verification</strong> June 2012<br />
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