7.1 - Introduction to Formal Verification
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Practice Questions
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Define formal verification in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how it differs from testing by input.
What are corner cases?
💡 Hint: Consider why traditional testing might miss these.
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What does formal verification aim to achieve?
💡 Hint: Focus on the primary aim of formal verification versus traditional approaches.
True or False: Formal verification can guarantee that design properties, once proven, are never valid again.
💡 Hint: Think about the implications of changing a design.
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Discuss a real-world hardware design project that benefited from formal verification. What were the specific challenges faced, and how did formal verification address them?
💡 Hint: Reflect on critical systems where failure is not an option.
Given the rapid advancement in hardware complexity, propose methods to mitigate the state explosion problem inherent in formal verification.
💡 Hint: Consider dividing the problem into smaller, solvable parts.
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