The fabricated ASIC then undergoes a series of tests to ensure the theoretical design was executed correctly and that the finish product meets specification. Approximately 60% of fabricated ASICs are ...

Industry Articles Improving ASIC Design Verification using FPGAs and Structured ASICs - April 10, 2007 Pat Mead, Altera Europe High Wycombe, UK Abstract : Structured ASICs require developers to ...

An important aspect of this type of ASIC platform involves the way the various metal layers are used. In a process that has five metal layers, for example, the bottom three layers may be used to ...

Today, few tools support formal verification in FPGA designs. In the ASIC world, formal verification and equivalency checking are well-known error-checking techniques.

As the IC/ASIC industry matures, as expected, we’ve seen a trend of verification technology adoption peaking (that is, leveling off), as shown in Figure 13. Figure 13. IC/ASIC Dynamic Verification ...