Automated Selection of Assertions for Bit-Flip Detection During Post-Silicon Validation

Post-silicon validation deals with detection and diagnosis of errors that, due to existing limitations in pre-silicon verification, escape to the silicon prototypes and need to be fixed before committing to high-volume manufacturing. Electrical errors, such as those caused by cross-talk or power droops, are particularly difficult to catch during the pre-silicon phase because of the insufficient accuracy of device models, which is often …