Coverage measurement tool for user defined coverage models
US6356858B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Coverage measurement tool enabling a user to create a specific coverage tool for a coverage model including a set of coverage tasks specified by the user for checking a design such as a hardware or software system, and being associated with a database and model definition that defines the coverage model. The tool includes an insertion engine for storing into the database a table containing traces resulting from multiple tests, a processing engine processing the traces in the database according to the model definition, and a coverage analyzer analyzing the measurement results from the processing engine and preparing coverage analysis reports according to the model definition.
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