Using assignment decision diagrams with control nodes for sequential review during behavioral simulation
US7231337B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and mechanism for simulating complex digital circuits using hybrid control and data flow representations. Specifically, the invention provides a method of simulating a digital circuit in such a way that the simulation is stopped at desired functions for subsequent analysis. A hardware design code describing the digital circuit is converted to an assignment decision diagram (ADD) representation that is then annotated with one or more control nodes that are used for maintaining control flow through a simulator. In this way, one or more break points are created that allow the simulator to stop at associated points in the simulation.
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