GCS : a framework for distributed verilog simulation

• Main Author: Pekofsky, Gregory
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 2005
• Subjects: Computer Science.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82404

The verification of VLSI circuits, which are ever increasing in size and complexity, is bottlenecked during simulation within the circuit design process. Distributed simulation on a cluster of workstations or a shared memory multiple processor computer attempts a cost-effective solution. The key factor in performance of these simulations is the development of distributed simulation algorithms that make use of the circuits' underlying properties. === This study presents the design and implementation of a distributed simulation framework to better produce and test simulation algorithms. The framework includes a technique to generate circuits, since large commercial circuits are hard to obtain, a Verilog compiler, and a simulator template to ease implementation.