An approach to understanding evaluation of simulation results as an integrated task

Abstract

The significance, requirements, and potential of an integrated tool for the evaluation of simulation results in VLSI design are discussed. Results and solutions developed for a simulation evaluation tool called SIMUEVA are stated and exemplified. Particular aspects considered are proper modeling of simulation result data, a UPN set calculator for extraction of goal-directed excerpts, validation by automatic comparison, inclusion of hardware structure descriptions into the evaluation process, examples of automatic fault location, and interaction of evaluation and other VLSI design tools are stated and exemplified