Debugging and verifying SoC designs through effective cross-layer hardware-software co-simulation

Keith Campbell, Leon He, Liwei Yang, Swathi Gurumani, Kyle Rupnow, Deming Chen

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Abstract

Verification of modern day electronic circuits has become the bottleneck for the timely delivery of complex SoC designs. We develop a novel cross-layer hardware/software co-simulation framework that can effectively debug and verify an SoC design. We combine high-level C/C++ software with cycle-accurate SystemC hardware, uniquely identify various types of bugs, and help the hardware designer localize them. Experimental results show that we are able to detect and aid in localization of logic bugs from both C/C++ specifications as well as the high-level synthesis engine itself. Our framework is fully automated, representing an important step forward targeting fast and effective SoC design verification.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 53rd Annual Design Automation Conference, DAC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781450342360
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 5 2016
Event53rd Annual ACM IEEE Design Automation Conference, DAC 2016 - Austin, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2016Jun 9 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - Design Automation Conference
Volume05-09-June-2016
ISSN (Print)0738-100X

Other

Other53rd Annual ACM IEEE Design Automation Conference, DAC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period6/5/166/9/16

Keywords

  • Hardware/software co-simulation
  • High-level synthesis
  • SoC design
  • Verification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation

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