Testing of integrated circuits from design documentation
View Patent ↗One or more methods and systems of validating the operation of one or more register designs are presented. In one embodiment, the system utilizes a processor, an integrated circuit design simulator software, a storage media, a storage device, user interface, and a display. In one embodiment, the method includes executing a set of instructions operating on a register design parameter file to produce an output that is easily incorporated into the integrated circuit design simulator software. The output specifies one or more tests to be performed using the integrated circuit design simulator software. The one or more tests are subsequently performed to validate the register design. The method automates the incorporation of register design parameters into the integrated circuit design simulator software by way of executing a set of instructions that operates on the register design parameter file.
1. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design wherein the types of said one or more tests performed is determined by invoking one or more options during execution of said set of instructions.
2. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design wherein said one or more tests provides a verification of initial register values of said register design.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said verification validates said register design parameters.
4. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said resister design wherein said one or more tests generates an errata and diagnostics file.
5. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design wherein said one or more tests comprises testing read and write functionality of one or more registers of said register design.
6. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design wherein said one or more tests comprises randomly accessing one or more registers of said register design to assess read and write functionality.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein a random number generator is used to randomly access said one or more registers.
8. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design; and
verifying whether said parameters of said register design are documented accurately.
9. A method of testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
storing register design parameters into a data file;
executing a set of instructions operating on said data file;
generating an output file from said execution of said set of instructions;
incorporating said output file into an integrated circuit simulator software; and
performing one or more tests on said register design wherein said execution of said set of instructions automates the incorporation of said register design parameters into said integrated circuit simulator software.
10. A system for testing a register design of an integrated circuit comprising:
at least one storage media;
a data file stored in said at least one storage media;
a set of instructions resident in said at least one storage media, said set of instructions generating an output by operating on said data file, said output used by an integrated circuit simulator software to facilitate said testing of said register design; and
a processor to provide execution and control of said set of instructions, said data file, and said integrated circuit simulator software, said testing of said register design performed by invoking one or more options during said execution of said set of instructions.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions provides a verification of initial register values of said register design.
12. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions generates an errata and diagnostics file.
13. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions comprises testing read and write functionality of one or more registers of said register design.
14. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions comprises randomly accessing one or more registers of said register design to assess read and write functionality.
15. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions comprises verifying whether one or more parameters of said register design are documented accurately.
16. The system of claim 10 wherein said execution of said set of instructions automates the incorporation of one or more register design parameters into said integrated circuit simulator software.