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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Pradeep Goyal, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Alok Jain, Delhi, IN;
Manu Chopra, Delhi, IN;
Anurag Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Deepak Yadav, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Pradeep Goyal, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Alok Jain, Delhi, IN;
Manu Chopra, Delhi, IN;
Anurag Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Deepak Yadav, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a vacuity detection report to reduce false positive verification results for digital circuits provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a design description of the digital design is generated. From the design description, a vacuity detection problem is derived by introducing an assertion into the design description. By introducing an assertion into the design description, the vacuity detection problem is solvable by formal assertion based verification engines. A verification engine is then used to solve the vacuity detection problem and produce a vacuity detection report. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.