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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Prakash Narain, San Carlos, CA (US);
Rajeev K. Ranjan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher R. Morrison, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John M. Beardslee, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Real Intent, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided that facilitate analysis of the intended flow of logical signals between key points in a design. According to one aspect of the present invention, multiple design verification checks associated with a hardware design are linked by determining dependency reationships among the multiple design verification checks. Each of the design verification checks represent a condition that must hold true in order for the hardware design to operate in accordance with an intended flow of logical signals in the hardware design.