Overview

This book on Effective Functional Verification will enable the reader to get a jump start on planning and executing a verification plan using the concepts presented. The book is divided into four parts. The first will appeal to newcomers to this field and more experienced readers. The second part is targeted towards those in management and higher up the experience ladder. The last two parts detail how to optimize a verification plan and an environment, and how to get results effectively. Case studies are also presented with analysis of proposed improvements. Various subjects are discussed on how to get the most out of a verification environment. Finally, the appendix discusses some tool specifics to help remove repetitive work and also some tool specific guidelines.