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Subject: (ESNUG 296 #1 297 #1) VERA vs. Specman: VERA Is A Subset Of Specman
> I've been using Specman for almost four years (since the erlier version).
> Similar to this user, I didn't use the other tool (VERA in my case) and
> feel 'Specman expert' enough to make the comparison you proposed. However
> I think that this comparison could not be done, since VERA is only a
> _subset_ of Specman. ... Specman is able to GENERATE tests using its
> built-in constraints solver. This is the core of the tool, and the reason
> we use it.
>
> (Theoretically you could use Specman to just generate the tests, then run
> the tests using VERA -- or any other tool -- but, there's probably no
> reason to do it that way.)
>
> - Boaz Tabachnik
> National Semiconductor Tel-Aviv, Israel
John,
I find it interesting that Boaz started by saying he don't know enough about
Vera to do a comparison, and in the same sentence inform us that Vera is
"only a subset" (which is not the case).
Just to set the record straight, Vera *does* have powerful automatic stimulus
generation capabilities. Let's keep comparisons objective.
- Daniel Chapiro
CEO of Systems Science (which is now a division of Synopsys)
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