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Formalizing IP driver interface

US9183331B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

David Zhang · Fremont, US
Erik Panu · Los Gatos, US
Levent Caglar · Dublin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Grant date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F30/33
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method that tests an IP component of a hardware design generates an abstract model of the IP component based on knowledge of the design and one or more protocols implemented with the IP component. A generic driver and associated interfaces are additionally generated or selected to test the IP component within the hardware design.

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