摘要:
A method for hierarchical specification and modeling of scheduling in systemlevel simulations. A static scheduler is synthesized by a Virtual Component Codesign (VCC) process and comprises a simple sequential execution of the run functions (1-3) of behavious A-F. The invention addresses the specification aspect by introducing an explicit notion of a scheduler that must be designed as part of the system. A scheduler effectively represents a scheduling policy for an architectural resource. Two orthogal models, one of a scheduler and one of a schedulable, comprise the overall modeling of scheduling in the invention. The two models interact by sending messages to each other via a simple protocol. The protocol itself is implemented by a pair of abstract interfaces, which in turn are implemented in concrete schedulable and scheduler objects in the simulator.
摘要:
To estimate a distribution of voltages or currents in the layers of a multi-layer circuit, an exemplary current flow in each layer is discretized into a number of current vector elements and at least one scalar charge element related to the charge associated with each current vector element. A first distribution of voltages induced in each circuit layer is determined from current vector elements in all of the circuit layers. A second distribution of voltages induced in each circuit layer is determined from the scalar charge elements in all of the circuit layers. For each circuit layer, the first and second distributions of voltages induced therein are combined to determine an actual distribution of voltages in the circuit layer.
摘要:
Described is a method, system, and computer program product that provides control of a hardware/software system, and allows deterministic execution of the software under examination. According to one approach, a virtual machine for testing software is used with a lightly synchronized stimulus for the software being tested. A verification tool external to the virtual machine is used to provide test stimulus to and to collect test information from the virtual machine. Test stimulus from the verification tool that is external to the virtual machine provides the stimulation that incrementally operates and changes the state of the virtual machine The stimulus is created and coverage is collected from outside the virtual machine by first stopping the virtual machine, depositing stimulus, and then reading coverage directly from the virtual machine memory while the machine is stopped.
摘要:
Described is a method, system, and computer program product that provides control of a hardware/software system, and allows deterministic execution of the software under examination. According to one approach, a virtual machine for testing software is used with a lightly synchronized stimulus for the software being tested. A verification tool external to the virtual machine is used to provide test stimulus to and to collect test information from the virtual machine. Test stimulus from the verification tool that is external to the virtual machine provides the stimulation that incrementally operates and changes the state of the virtual machine The stimulus is created and coverage is collected from outside the virtual machine by first stopping the virtual machine, depositing stimulus, and then reading coverage directly from the virtual machine memory while the machine is stopped.
摘要:
Techniques are provided to allow users of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools to define constraint template types for efficiently associating constraints with design objects to specify design intent. Processes for creating and validating the constraints are provided by user-defined plug-ins, thereby allowing users to annotate circuit designs with constraints for proprietary layout and fabrication processes without exposing the constraints to tool vendors or competitors. The constraints are re-created from the template types whenever the circuit design is loaded into the EDA tool, so that the constraints are based upon the latest version of the template type. The constraints are also re-created when validation fails. Constraint groups are reusable in different designs, technology nodes, and processes because they automatically expand to provide the specific constraints to achieve a goal. The specific constraints in a template type can be modified as technology changes, and the modification will automatically be applied to the design objects.
摘要:
A method of improving a design of an electronic circuit includes generating the design, specifying one or more pipeline locations (210) of the design, modifying the one or more pipeline locations of the design (220), and communicating the results to a user (230).