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Hierarchical formal verification using a hybrid tool

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We describe a hybrid formal hardware verification tool that links the HOL interactive proof system and the MDG automated hardware verification tool. It supports a hierarchical verification approach that mirrors the hierarchical structure of designs. We obtain the advantages of both verification paradigms. We illustrate its use by considering a component of a communications chip. Verification with the hybrid tool is significantly faster and more tractable than using either tool alone.

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  1. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; E-mail: {kort,tahar}@ece.concordia.ca, , , , , , CA

    Skander Kort & Sofiène Tahar

  2. Middlesex University, London, UK; E-mail: p.curzon@mdx.ac.uk, , , , , , UK

    Paul Curzon

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  1. Skander Kort
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Published online: 19 November 2002

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Kort, S., Tahar, S. & Curzon, P. Hierarchical formal verification using a hybrid tool . STTT 4, 313–322 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10009-002-0082-5

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