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
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