Design Verification with e

Design Verification with eSamir PalnitkarWritten for both experienced and new users, DesignVerification with e gives you a broadcoverage of e. It stresses the practical verification perspective of e rather than emphasizing only itslanguage aspects.This book- Introduces you to e-based verification methodologies Describes e syntax in detail, including structs, units, methods, events, temporal expressions.i¾ and TCMs Explains the concepts of automatic generation, checking and coverage Discusses the e Reuse Methodology Describes essential topics such as coverage driven verification, e verification components (eVCs), and interfacing with C/C++ Illustrates a complete verification example in e Contains a quick-reference guide to the e language Offers many practical verification tipsIncludes overi¾ 250 illustrations, examples, andexercises, and a verification resource list. Learning objectives and summariesare provided for each chapter.“Mr. Palnitkar illustrates how and why the power ofthe everification language and the underlying Specman Elite testbench automationtool are used to develop today's most advanced verification environments. Thisbook is valuable to both the novice and the experienced e user. I highlyrecommend it to anyone exploring functional verification”-Moshe GavrielovChief Executive OfficerVerisity Design, Inc.“This book demonstratesi¾ how e can be usedi¾ to createstate-of-the-art verification environments. An ideal booki¾ to jumpstartai¾ beginner and a handy reference for experts”-Rakesh DodejaEngineering ManagerIntel Corporation“The book gives a simple, logical, and well-organizedpresentation of ewith plenty of illustrations. This makes it an ideal text book for universitycourses on functionali¾ verification”-Dr. Steven Levitani¾ Professori¾ Department of Electrical Engineeringi¾ University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA“This book is ideal for readers with little or no e programming experience. It gives the reader athorough and practical understanding of not only the e language, buti¾ also how to effectively use thislanguage to develop complex functional verification environments.”-Bill SchubertVerification EngineerST Microelectronics, Inc.“The flow of the book is logical and gradual. Plentyof illustrations and examples makes this an ideal book for e users. A must-have for both beginners andexperts”-Karun MenonStaff EngineerSun Microsystems, Inc.PRENTICEHALLProfessionalTechnical ReferenceUpperSaddle River, NJi¾ 07458www.phptr.comISBN:0-13-144309-0