GLS (gate level simulation), or Dynamic Simulation as it is known in VLSI parlance, is a key signoff check for chip tapeout. GLS validates the design functionality with actual gate and interconnect ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — In theory, static timing analysis and formal verification should render gate-level simulation unnecessary. But in reality, it's unavoidable, according to a number of engineers who ...

The post-synthesis gate-level netlist (GL-netlist) based PA simulation input requirements are mostly the same as RTL simulation. However, the design under verification here is the GL-netlist from ...

Many designers continue to perform timing simulation for gate-level designs. Through an add-on module for its Siloti Visibility Enhancement software, Novas Software now brings timing-accurate ...

The Unified Power Format (UPF) is used to specify the power intent of a design. Once written, the UPF file is applied at every stage of the design cycle — starting with the RTL, then the gate-level, ...

In an electronic system development flow, a prototyping phase is very diversely valued by the electronic system engineer community. Whether it is for system-on-chip, embedded system or system-on-board ...