How hardware-assisted verification (HAV) transforms EDA workflows

By Aharon Etengoff, EEWorld Online
January 17, 2025 

Many semiconductor companies rely on hardware-assisted verification (HAV) to optimize sophisticated monolithic system-on-chip (SoC) designs and chiplet architectures. HAV streamlines verification and validation by integrating emulation, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) prototyping, and virtual platforms. This approach enables design engineers to efficiently verify individual components and system-wide interactions while validating functionality at granular and system-wide levels.

This article discusses the importance of comprehensively optimizing and verifying complex SoCs and chiplet designs to prevent first-silicon failures and costly re-spins. It highlights key application areas for these chips, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), 5G networks, automotive systems, and edge IoT devices. The article also explores how HAVs efficiently scale to meet the demands of increasingly complex designs. It explains how multi-user support models distribute costs, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) over time.

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