UVM Register Model Based Solution Enabling Faster

Completion Of Chip Development Projects

Integrated circuits (IC) are used in building not just computers but also

embedded systems for a variety for applications. These help to make

computers compact and powerful and enable them to perform various

operations like computing, storing memory besides others. An IC chip

contains millions of components which function with the movement of

electrical signals across its various transistors.

Designing an IC chip is a complex and time consuming affair due to the

huge number of components present inside it. The designers have to

design a chip precisely and as per the specifications. They also need to

detect errors in its design in the design stage itself to rectify them.

Otherwise, the errors would get passed on to the manufacturing stage

where removing them would become more costly and time consuming. To

enable designers to perform their chip design creation and verification

tasks in a simple, fast and efficient manner, some reputed electronic

design automation firms have devised innovative and effective chip design

and verification solutions.

Agnisys is an innovative electronic design automation company which

offers chip design and development firms exceptional solutions in the

form of chip design automation software. IDesignSpec is such an

outstanding software solution offered by Agnisys. It aids IP/SoC designers

in creating simple yet powerful specification in MS Word, Excel, Open

Office or plain text. If they make any change in the specification, it would

automatically get converted into code.

IDesignSpec generates a UVM Register Model which covers all the

verification elements like covergroups, coverbins, coverpoints and illegal

bins. Its users are also able to specify arbitrary hierarchical paths for

blocks, registers, register files, register array and memories.

Using IDesignSpec grants chip design and development firms various

benefits. Their designers can automatically verify all addressable registers

in the IC chip design to make sure generated register code is correct. They

can create synthesizable code for registers and keep them synchronized

with the requirements. It enables them to develop device driver, firmware

and application software in a fast and more accurate manner. It leads to

automatic creation of product documentation for customers and technical

publications. This software helps to improve designers’ productivity and

grants them quality results.

In this way, innovative software solutions offered by Agnisys, a leading

electronic design automation company enables chip designers and

engineers to perform their design creation and verification tasks in a fast,

efficient and accurate manner. They can significantly reduce their time

and effort involved in their tasks. Consequently, concerned chip design,

development and verification firms can complete their projects on time

and within budget and as per their clients’ specifications. They can

enhance their productivity and profitability. By granting chip design,

development and verification businesses innovative and effective

solutions, Agnisys is thus playing a vital role in their success.