8.6 - Summary of Key Concepts
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Practice Questions
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What is formal verification?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of mathematics in checking designs.
Name one technique used in formal verification.
💡 Hint: There are several key techniques we discussed.
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Which of the following methods compares RTL designs to gate-level netlists?
💡 Hint: Think about the verification steps after design transformation.
True or False: Property checking ensures that designs work under some conditions.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the meaning of exhaustive verification.
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Design a fictitious RTL circuit and identify potential properties to check using property checking. Explain how you would use model checking to explore possible states.
💡 Hint: Consider all timing scenarios and state transitions.
Discuss how abstraction can help mitigate the state explosion problem in formal verification. Provide an example of a design where you might implement abstraction.
💡 Hint: Think about what elements are necessary for verification and which can be simplified.
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