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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Joerg Grosse, Schliersee-Neuhaus, DE;
Mark Hampton, La Cote St. Andre, FR;
Joerg Grosse, Schliersee-Neuhaus, DE;
Mark Hampton, La Cote St. Andre, FR;
Springsoft USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for rating the quality of a test program for integrated circuits simulated by means of a computer. The method includes provision of a first file which describes an integrated circuit; simulation of a mutated integrated circuit which is obtained by incorporating mutations into the integrated circuit described in the first file; supplying input values to the mutated integrated circuit and recording of the output values produced for these input values by the mutated integrated circuit; comparison of the output values produced by the mutated integrated circuit with expected values which are provided by the test program, where the expected values have been generated in a reference system; and rating of the quality of the test program on the basis of the comparison results.