摘要:
A computer-implemented method simplifies a netlist, verifies the simplified netlist using induction, and remaps resulting inductive counterexamples via inductive trace lifting within a multi-algorithm verification framework. The method includes: a processor deriving a first unreachable state information that can be utilized to simplify the netlist; performing a simplification of the netlist utilizing the first unreachable state information; determining whether the first unreachable state information can be inductively proved on an original version of the netlist; and in response to the first unreachable state information not being inductively provable on the original netlist: projecting the first unreachable state information to a minimal subset; and adding the projected unreachable state information as an invariant to further constrain a child induction process. Adding the projected state information as an invariant ensures that any resulting induction counterexamples can be mapped to valid induction counterexamples on the original netlist before undergoing the simplification.
摘要:
Mechanisms are provided in a design environment for minimizing memory array representations for enhanced synthesis and verification. The design environment comprises one mechanism to compress the width of arrays using disconnected pin information. The design environment comprises another mechanism to simplify the enable conditions of array ports using “don't care” computations. The design environment comprises yet another mechanism to reduce address pins from an array through analysis of limitations of readable addresses.
摘要:
A method for performing verification is disclosed. The method includes selecting a set of gates to add to a first localization netlist and forming a refinement netlist. A min-cut is computed with sinks having one or more gates in the refinement netlist and sources comprising one or more inputs of an original netlist and one or more registers registers of the original netlist which are not part of the refinement netlist. A final localized netlist is obtained by adding one or more gates to the refinement netlist to grow the refinement netlist until reaching one or more cut-gates of the min-cut.
摘要:
Mechanisms are provided for refining an abstraction of a netlist for verification or synthesis of an integrated circuit design. The mechanisms receive an abstracted netlist corresponding to an original netlist of the integrated circuit design. The mechanisms determine elements already present in the abstracted netlist and refine the abstracted netlist by expanding the abstracted netlist to include additional elements that are correlated with the elements already present in the abstracted netlist to thereby generate a refined abstracted netlist. In addition, the mechanisms utilize the refined abstracted netlist to perform at least one of verification or synthesis of the integrated circuit design.
摘要:
Methods, systems and computer products are provided for reducing the design size of an integrated circuit while preserving the behavior of the design with respect to verification results. A multiplexer is inserted at the gate being analyzed, and the multiplexer selector is controlled to provide a predetermined output for one frame at the point being analyzed. It is then determined whether the circuit remains equivalent during application of the predetermined output in order to decide whether the gate being analyzed is a candidate for replacement.
摘要:
A method, system and computer program product for reducing XOR/XNOR subexpressions in structural design representations are disclosed. The method includes receiving an initial design, in which the initial design represents an electronic circuit containing an XOR gate. A first simplification mode for the initial design is selected from a set of applicable simplification modes, wherein the first simplification mode is an XOR/XNOR simplification mode, and a simplification of the initial design is performed according to the first simplification mode to generate a reduced design containing a reduced number of XOR gates. Whether a size of the reduced design is less than a size of the initial design is determined, and, in response to determining that the size of the reduced design is less than a the size of the initial design, the initial design is replaced with the reduced design.
摘要:
A method for performing verification is disclosed. The method includes selecting a first computer-design constraint for simplification and applying structural reparamaterization to simplify the first computer-design constraint. In response to determining that the first computer-design constraint is not eliminated, the first computer-design constraint is set equal to a dead-end state of the constraint. A structural preimage of the first computer-design constraint is created, in response to determining that a combination of a target and the dead-end state of the first computer-design constraint is equal to a combination of the target and the structural preimage of the first computer-design constraint, the first computer-design constraint is set equal to the structural preimage.
摘要:
Methods and systems are provided for sequential netlist reduction through trace-containment for a circuitry design netlist by first identifying a cut of the netlist and enumerating a set of mismatch traces. Perform time-bounded unfolding of a cofactored version of the cut to reflect the sequential cofactor for a specific input i and temporal uncorrelation constraints for the set of inputs ‘J’. Determine whether there is trace containment by performing equivalence checking with respect to the cut of the netlist under temporal uncorrelation constraints for the set of inputs ‘J’. In response to detecting trace containment, simplify the netlist by merging the input ‘i’ to a constant.
摘要:
A method and system for performing ternary verification is disclosed. Initially, a ternary model is generated from a binary model of a logic circuit design. The pairings used to encode the ternary model are then recorded. Next, the number of the recorded gate pairings is reduced by removing all invalid gate pairings. A ternary verification is performed on the ternary model having a reduced number of gate pairings.
摘要:
A method, system and computer program product are disclosed. The method includes initializing a first variable to limit a rewrite time for rewrite operations with respect to an initial design by a rewriting module, a second variable to limit a time for satsifability solver operations with respect to said initial design by a staisfiability solver module and a third variable to limit a maximum number of rewrite iterations with respect to said initial design. A timer is called to track said rewrite time and a local logic rewriting operation is run on said initial design with said rewrite module. In response to determining that all of all targets for said initial design netlist are not solved, whether a rewrite time is expired is determined. In response to determining that said rewrite time is not expired, AND refactoring is run. In response to determining that said rewrite time is not expired, XOR refactoring is run.