The comparison of Specman with OpenVera

[ldm]

Specman vs. OpenVera -> What pros & cons of each one of the tools?

Which tool is used more frequently? In which cases?

If I have a choice to learn one of them, so what choice should be better?

All comments are more than welcome.

 

[xworld2008]

Specman vs. OpenVera

Verification major in method,not the tools. The method of specman and openvera is same. openvera more easy used than specman. And just severl day before , someone tell me cadence have merge specman to a platform, may call win-manager , it's function is very powerful.

 

[FLEXcertifydll]

Re: Specman vs. OpenVera

That is ok, the method more important the tool.
Could U talk about assertion and Vear?
thanks.

 

[xworld2008]

Specman vs. OpenVera

Assertion is from software design , at software desgin , assertion can find more than 50% error, the assertion add in software lib and software , so it powerful. But at IC design , ic enginner don't like to add assertion at they code, and verification enginner just know servral place to add assertion, so assertion in ic design is limited.

 

[xworld2008]

Specman vs. OpenVera

Verification engineer often see the DUV as blackblox , so they just can add assertion at blackbox interfac. And i think the important use of assertion is used in whitebox, it can add to every where of design.

 

[visualart]

Specman vs. OpenVera

I suggest the specman, It is a good tool

 

[rx300]

Re: Specman vs. OpenVera

Assertion is from software design , at software desgin , assertion can find more than 50% error, the assertion add in software lib and software , so it powerful. But at IC design , ic enginner don't like to add assertion at they code, and verification enginner just know servral place to add assertion, so assertion in ic design is limited.

Please take a look at John Cooley's latest survey on verification. Assertion is used in >58% of designs.
Assertions can be used in 2 distinctive verification environment -- simulation based or formal analysis based. Check out the latest C/a/d/e/n/c/e I/n/c/i/s/i/v/e tools.