Practice Formal Verification (6.4.2) - RTL Verification using Simulation Methods

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Question 1.
What is formal verification?
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Think about what formal means in mathematics.
Question 2.
What does equivalence checking verify?
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What two design levels are compared in equivalence checking?
3Question 3.
What does formal verification primarily assure?
- Design aesthetics
- Correctness under all conditions
- Performance optimization
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Consider what formal methods are designed to do.
4Question 4.
True or False: Property checking guarantees that a design will enter an invalid state.
- True
- False
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Think about the goals of property checking.
Question 5.
Design a set of properties you might want to check in a safety-critical application and explain why each is essential.
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Consider the worst-case scenarios for real-world implications.
Question 6.
Explain how you would implement a formal verification strategy for a new design. What steps would you take?
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Think about the logical order of the verification process.

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