Mixed-language simulation
US8838431B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided for generating dataflow-driven simulation code of a circuit design described with a combination of first and second HDLs. The circuit description is elaborated and a simulation dataflow graph of the circuit description is generated. Simulation code, configured to model execution of the design in a data-driven manner according to the simulation dataflow graph, is generated from the dataflow graph using a first HDL signal representation having a format compatible with the first HDL and a second HDL signal representation having a format compatible with the second HDL. For each instantiated module of the circuit description at a cross language boundary in the simulation dataflow graph, ports of the instantiated module are mapped to the first HDL signal representation and mapped to the second HDL signal representation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.