摘要:
A computer-assisted method for analysing data representing the optimization of real-world designs according to at least one criterion, expressed in physical entities, wherein - by an iterative optimization algorithm modifications of the design are computed, - the design data are represented by unstructured triangular surface meshes, - a displacement measure representing the geometrical differences between at least design modifications is calculated, - the performance differences, expressed by the at least one physical criterion, between said at least two design modifications is calculated, and - a sensitivity information signal is output representing the interrelation between the displacement measure and the performance differences.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in multiple column groups, each column group having, a plurality of columns and a plurality of external bit-lines for independent multi-way configurable access. The column group having a first, second, and third level of hierarchy in the external bit-lines. The first level of the hierarchy provides connectivity to the plurality of memory cells. The second level of the hierarchy provides a first splicer for multiplexing data to and from each of the columns in the column group to an intermediate bit-line. The third level of the hierarchy includes a second splicer for multiplexing data to and from multiple external access paths to the intermediate bit-line. A structurally reconfigurable circuit device and methods for designing a circuit are also provided.
摘要:
Methods and systems for performing symbolic simulation, including techniques for translating (230) a conventional simulation into a symbolic simulation, for handling wait and delay states, and for performing temporally out-of-order simulations. Additional techniques for extracting (245) a signal graph from an HDL representation (205) of a device, for representing signal values as functions of time using binary decision diagrams (250), and for computing minimal signal sets for accurate simulation. Techniques and methods for improving waveform dumping, reducing the waveform database, and for combining out of-order simulation or reduced time steps with conventional time-based simulation.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for critical and false path verification takes all the potential false paths and captures the conditions that would make them true paths (or false paths) as a Boolean expression (net list), for the combinational logic only. The net list does not have to be at the gate level, but can be a simplified gate level representation because the verification process is only concerned with the logical behaviour, not the actual structure. This allows the simulation to execute more quickly. Since the conditions are only captured between register elements, it can be formally proved whether or not the path can be exercised. If no register value can activate the path, then the analysis is done. Otherwise, a simulation is performed to determine whether the register values required to active the condition actually occur. If the Boolean condition can be satisfied, the simulation is performed on the sequential logic to justify those values. If the satisfiability engine fails to finish, then the simulation is run on the combinational logic, and an attempt is made to justify the values sequentially as well.
摘要:
A constructing method of a finite state machine with failure transitions FFM is disclosed. The machine FFM is constructed from a nondeterministic finite-state machine and a string of external inputs. States in the machine FFM is formed of a state set q included in the nondeterministic finite-state machine and a set p defined as a subset of the state set q, and the number of states is finite. Also, an external input c takes the machine FFM from a current state s to a next state g(s,c) and an output µ(s) is output from the next state g(s,c) in cases where a value g(s,c) of a success function g is defined, and an external input c takes the machine FFM from the current state s to a state g(f(f···f(s)···)) determined by repeatedly calculating a value f(s) of a failure function f until a value g(f(f···f(s)···)) defined is found out in cases where the value g(s,c) of the success function g is not defined. Because all of transitions from the current state s for all external inputs c are not defined by the success function g, a storage capacity for storing the machine FFM is considerably reduced.
摘要:
A constructing method of a finite state machine with failure transitions FFM is disclosed. The machine FFM is constructed from a nondeterministic finite-state machine and a string of external inputs. States in the machine FFM is formed of a state set q included in the nondeterministic finite-state machine and a set p defined as a subset of the state set q, and the number of states is finite. Also, an external input c takes the machine FFM from a current state s to a next state g(s,c) and an output µ(s) is output from the next state g(s,c) in cases where a value g(s,c) of a success function g is defined, and an external input c takes the machine FFM from the current state s to a state g(f(f···f(s)···)) determined by repeatedly calculating a value f(s) of a failure function f until a value g(f(f···f(s)···)) defined is found out in cases where the value g(s,c) of the success function g is not defined. Because all of transitions from the current state s for all external inputs c are not defined by the success function g, a storage capacity for storing the machine FFM is considerably reduced.
摘要:
A constructing method of a finite state machine with failure transitions FFM is disclosed. The machine FFM is constructed from a nondeterministic finite-state machine and a string of external inputs. States in the machine FFM is formed of a state set q included in the nondeterministic finite-state machine and a set p defined as a subset of the state set q, and the number of states is finite. Also, an external input c takes the machine FFM from a current state s to a next state g(s,c) and an output µ(s) is output from the next state g(s,c) in cases where a value g(s,c) of a success function g is defined, and an external input c takes the machine FFM from the current state s to a state g(f(f···f(s)···)) determined by repeatedly calculating a value f(s) of a failure function f until a value g(f(f···f(s)···)) defined is found out in cases where the value g(s,c) of the success function g is not defined. Because all of transitions from the current state s for all external inputs c are not defined by the success function g, a storage capacity for storing the machine FFM is considerably reduced.
摘要:
Quantified Boolean formula (QBF) techniques are used in determining QBF satisfiability. A QBF is broken into component parts that are analyzable by a satisfiability (SAT) solver. Each component is then independently, and perhaps in parallel, analyzed for satisfiability. If a component is unsatisfiable, then it is determined that the QBF is unsatisfiable, and the analysis is stopped. If a component is satisfiable, then an assignment corresponding to the satisfiable component is noted. If a component is satisfiable, then it is appended to another untested component to provide a combination component, and the satisfiability of the combination component is analyzed. Such appending and analysis is repeated until the QBF is completed and determined to be satisfiable or determined to be unsatisfiable.