Design instrumentation circuitry
US6931572B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques and systems for analysis, diagnosis and debugging fabricated hardware designs at a Hardware Description Language (HDL) level are described. In particular, the techniques and systems relate to design instrumentation circuitry that facilitates the analysis, diagnosis and debugging of the hardware designs. Although the hardware designs (which were designed in HDL) have been fabricated in integrated circuit products with limited input/output pins, the techniques and systems enable the hardware designs within the integrated circuit products to be comprehensively analyzed, diagnosed, and debugged at the HDL level at speed. The ability to debug hardware designs at the HDL level facilitates correction or adjustment of the HDL description of the hardware designs.
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