Practice Formal Verification and Property Checking - 9.3.4 | 9. Design Exploration and Automation | CAD for VLSI
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is formal verification?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the purpose of ensuring reliability in VLSI designs.

Question 2

Easy

Define equivalence checking in VLSI design.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how we compare two representations of a design.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of formal verification?

  • To optimize design for performance
  • To prove correctness of a design
  • To automate design processes

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the primary role of verifying a design's reliability.

Question 2

True or False: Liveness properties guarantee the system will not reach a deadlock state.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Differentiate between properties that avert issues and those that promise outcomes.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given an RTL design and a gate-level netlist, describe the methods you would use to perform equivalence checking thoroughly.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about different methodologies for comparing outputs.

Question 2

Create a scenario where a design fails a property check and describe the implications.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider real-world designs where failures could have dire consequences.

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