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The early assessment of the fault tolerance mechanisms is an essential task in the design of dependable computing systems. Simulation languages offer the necessary support to carry out such a task. Due to its wide spectrum of application and hierarchical features, VHDL is a powerful simulation language. This chapter summarizes the main results of a pioneering effort aimed at developing and experimenting supporting tools for fault injection into VHDL models. The chapter first identifies the possible means to inject faults into a VHDL model. Then, we describe two prototype tools that were developed using each of the main injection strategies previously identified. Finally, some general insights and perspectives are briefly discussed.
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Arlat, J. et al. (2003). MEFISTO: A Series of Prototype Tools for Fault Injection into VHDL Models. In: Benso, A., Prinetto, P. (eds) Fault Injection Techniques and Tools for Embedded Systems Reliability Evaluation. Frontiers in Electronic Testing, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48711-X_11
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