Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioners Handbook [Hardcover]

Mike Mintz (Author), Robert Ekendahl (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387255435 | ISBN-13: 978-0387255439 | Publication Date: August 10, 2006 | Edition: 2006

Describes a small verification library with a concentration on user adaptability such as re-useable components, portable Intellectual Property, and co-verification. Takes a realistic view of reusability and distills lessons learned down to a tool box of techniques and guidelines.

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From the reviews: "I was very pleasantly surprised when I … curled up with a book titled Hardware Verification with C++ … . Published by Springer, this … is a gem. … the authors wrote with an easy-going style that makes the book a pleasure to read. ... Very few people can write a good book. Mike and Robert are firmly established in this … category. … I learned more about verifying hardware using C ++ … with this book than I have in the last few years!" (Clive Maxfield, Programmable Logic Design Line, February, 2007)

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Written by two verification engineers, Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioner’s Handbook is a four-part tour of how to perform object-oriented techniques. This handbook goes beyond hype and theoretical discussions to show fully implemented examples, all provided as open-source code on the companion CD. Part I makes the case for C++, and shows a standard verification system using object-oriented programming (OOP). Part II presents two open-source C++ libraries that enable efficient verification with C++ -- Teal, a C++ to Verilog interface, and Truss, a standard verification framework. Part III focuses on OOP with examples from real verification projects. Part IV puts it all together showing complete block-level and system-level verification systems. Both a learning and a reference tool, Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioner’s Handbook gives you everything you need to do hardware verification with C++ apart from a simulator—all provided as open-source on the companion CD. "The handbook provides a clear understanding of object-oriented programming, and how it applies to hardware verification. It is clear to me that C++, together with Teal and Truss, could form a strong platform for the next generation of hardware verification." Dr. Stanley Hyduke, CEO of Aldec, Inc. "With this book I feel confident I can constitute a verification team that could make good use of C++ for verification, with all the positive results I would need for success. That is a breakthrough!" Bob Fredieu, VP of Research and Development and Cofounder, Assertive Design "Teal let us hit the ground running and focus on developing our intellectual property instead of simulation infrastructure. After two successful ASIC projects, we couldn’t be happier with its quality, completeness and compactness." Bennet Ih, ASIC Verification Lead, SigmaTel Imaging Systems Group "Hardware verification complexity has grown to be a software effort, requiring advanced techniques such as OOP. With clear techniques and examples, this handbook guides the reader through the complexities of using OOP to create testbenches. Regardless of what language you use, this book will help sharpen your skills." Chris Spear, Verification Consultant, Synopsys, Inc., Author of SystemVerilog for Verification

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 341 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2006 edition (August 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387255435
• ISBN-13: 978-0387255439
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,681,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book also for Vera/SystemVerilog DVer, November 16, 2006

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This review is from: Hardware Verification with C++: A Practitioners Handbook (Hardcover)

This is the first book I've read on functional verification not to talk about whitebox/blackbox blah blah, but all useful and practical tricks/best practices. I've just finished a systemverilog DV project with Mike. I joined the project half-way. I would say it was so easy for me to pick up the verification code and got up to speed. Lots of the tricks talked in the book were applied to this project, such as the logging output format, irritator, the "dance", directory structure, listener connection... The environment was done in a very neat and adaptable way.

Personally I believe C++ is going to excel in the long run in the DV field. Because there is basicly no limitation on what you can do with C++. You have better control than with the current proprietary and sometimes arcane HVLs.

I highly recommend this book to intermediate to advanced DVer.