Formal Verification

Formal Verification: An Essential Toolkit for Modern VLSI , Second Edition presents practical approaches for and validation, with hands-on advice to help working engineers integrate these techniques into their work. Formal Verification (FV) enables a er to directly analyze and mathematically explore the quality or other aspects of a Register Transfer Level (RTL) without using simulations. This can reduce time spent validating s and more quickly reach a final for manufacturing. Building on a basic knowledge of SystemVerilog, this book demystifies FV and presents the practical applications that are bringing it into mainstream and validation processes. Every chapter in the second edition has been updated to reflect evolving FV practices and advanced techniques. In addition, a new chapter, Formal Signoff on Real Projects, provides guidelines for implementing signoff quality FV, completely replacing some simulation tasks with significantly more productive FV methods. After reading this book, readers will be prepared to introduce FV in their organization to effectively deploy FV techniques that increase and validation productivity.