A Layered Verification Approach Applied to an AMBA-Based System

phoenixfeng

It’s common knowledge that the verification
stage for a given system is
around 70% of the overall design
effort and schedule time. Reducing
' G9 w3 t4 G, P, e- G" R$ [overall time spent in test creation and
0 f+ q9 p# |. y" ?design verification is a high priority.
Success in these two areas increases
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to market faster. To achieve these verification
goals, engineers are constantly
/ t2 d' i# g0 S) l3 `looking for new and innovative ways to
conquer the verification challenges that
face them.
! L9 M" G% l* JThis article discusses a layered verification
approach as applied to an AMBAbased
system component. The layered
+ L! `3 k- Q7 \# O& Zapproach is used to create a standardized
verification environment that can
adapt as the design challenges
increase. Typically, reuse is very high
within an AMBA-based system because
many new designs are based on earlier
versions of the standard system. The
example shows the layered approach
* |! a+ h; G4 a0 Abeing applied to verify an individual
block as well as its integration into the
subsystem and final system representation.

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