Finding unexercised logic for use in code coverage testing

Details Finding unexercised logic for use in code coverage testing Finding unexercised logic for use in code coverage testing

2007-11-06

2007-11-06

Shah, Kamini (Department: 2128)

Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em

Emulation

C703S013000, C703S014000, C703S015000, C703S016000, C717S124000, C717S131000, C717S154000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10324451

ABSTRACT:
A code coverage tool provides that a netlist is instrumented with gates for providing a comparison of an output of the design gates on one cycle with their output on a next cycle to determine if the gate was exercised during an emulation.

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