Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic verification of dependency
- Patent Title (中): 自动验证依赖关系
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Application No.: US13603402Application Date: 2012-09-04
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Publication No.: US08555226B1Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Xiushan Feng , Jayanta Bhadra , Ashish Goel
- Applicant: Xiushan Feng , Jayanta Bhadra , Ashish Goel
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen
- Agent David Dolezal
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
An approach is provided in which a formal verification tool sends a condition signal to a first circuit instance and to a second circuit instance, which are both instances of an electric circuit design. The formal verification tool selects a common input port and sends a first input value to the common input port of the first circuit instance and sends a second input value, which is different than the first input value, to the common input port of the second circuit instance. In turn, the first circuit instance generates a first output value and the second circuit instance generates a second instance value, which are utilized to verify dependencies between the electronic circuit's input ports and output ports.
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