Finding unexercised logic for use in code coverage testing
US7292970B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A code coverage tool provides that a netlist is instrumented with gates for providing a comparison of an output of the design gates on one cycle with their output on a next cycle to determine if the gate was exercised during an emulation.
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