However, they require even more design verification than in the past, which leaves little time for verification, yet re-spins are more expensive than ever.
Traditional waveform-based debugging is slow and laborious, making it almost impossible to fully verify a design within desired time schedules. There is a pressing need to increase debug and verification productivity.
Typical verification flows lack the speed and capacity to perform…
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