Title :
The IBM engineering verification engine
Author :
Beece, Daniel K. ; Deiberg, G. ; Papp, Georgina ; Villante, Frank
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of IBM´s engineering verification engine, EVE, a special-purpose, highly-parallel programmable machine for the simulation of computer logic. EVE, which is based on the architecture of the Yorktown simulation engine, can simulate two million gates at a speed of more than two billion gate evaluations per second, far beyond the capabilities of existing software simulators. An overview is given of the EVE architecture, hardware and software, and some current applications are described.<>
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; integrated logic circuits; logic CAD; parallel processing; EVE; EVE architecture; IBM engineering verification engine; Yorktown simulation engine; computer logic simulation; hardware; highly-parallel programmable machine; software; software simulators; special purpose machine; Automatic logic units; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Engines; Hardware; Log periodic antennas; Logic arrays; Logic design; Logic testing; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1988. Proceedings., 25th ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0864-1
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.1988.14761
