( DAC 99 Item 46 ) ----------------------------------------------- [6/25/99]
BRAVE NEW (TEST) WORLDS In professional wrestling terms, EDA tools for
*functional* test are in an 8-way or 10-way 'free for all'. Read for
yourself and you tell me who's going to come out in top!
"Cadence's Affirma Cockpit (i.e. their warmed-over DAI Signalscan)
Another example of an oversized beast which is supposed to be the
end-all of all verification tools containing DAI's signalscan,
NC-Verilog, Affirma Model checking, yada, yada, yada. Signalscan
is still a standalone tool and has some new upgraded features for
doing transaction checking (things like verifying a valid PCI
cycle has occurred, a valid cell transfer is okay, etc.). Signalscan
still has its source-code window browser, but it seems Novas Debussy
and Veritool Undertow have now surpassed its overall capabilities."
- an anon engineer
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