• DocumentCode
    3248347
  • Title

    Time parameterized function method: a new method for hardware verification with the Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover

  • Author

    Takahashi, Kazuko ; Fujita, Hiroshi

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Amagasaki, Japan
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    29 Aug-1 Sep 1995
  • Firstpage
    545
  • Lastpage
    552
  • Abstract
    We propose a new method for hardware verification using the Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover. In this method, each signal of a sequential circuit is represented not as a waveform, but as a time parameterized function. A user simply describes the logical connection of the components of a circuit, and the separated form is mechanically derived. We formalize the method and show that the method not only realizes an efficient proof but is also useful for debugging
  • Keywords
    computer testing; formal logic; formal verification; logic testing; theorem proving; Boyer-Moore Theorem Prover; debugging; hardware verification; time parameterized function; Circuit simulation; Data structures; Debugging; Delay; Feedback loop; Hardware; Laboratories; Microprocessors; Sequential circuits; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design Automation Conference, 1995. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC '95/CHDL '95/VLSI '95., IFIP International Conference on Hardware Description Languages. IFIP International Conference on Very Large Scal
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba
  • Print_ISBN
    4-930813-67-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASPDAC.1995.486368
  • Filename
    486368