Nicholas Nuti, Intel Corporation; Srinivasan Jambulingam, Intel Corporation
Contemporary methods of validating SoC IP interoperability tend to be arduous and time-consuming because they lack a standardized functional validation methodology. An SoC is made of many interconnected IPs that can be developed and verified in isolated conditions. Lack of initial collaborative effort between IP teams can lead to increased validation complexity because IPs have varying simulation requirements and preexisting work must be modified to directly integrate other IPs. Direct IP integration in interoperability validation will require extended support from other teams during setup because simulations must be merged. Merging IP simulations can be difficult because projects may have imposing requisites. Further, a lack of a standardized and seamless integration method increases project duration and can cause validation teams to find bugs late in the overall development process due to delays. This paper discusses an unobtrusive and accessible method of multi-IP simulation with the aim of optimizing and simplifying the process of interoperability validation
