Automatic detection of common sequential RTL errors
Questa Inspect enables RTL designers to catch critical bugs early—without testbenches or assertions—using formal technology to detect hidden design issues the moment code is written.
Key Features:
- Early Bug Detection – Analyzes RTL at the code stage, even before testbenches are available.
- Automatic Property Generation – Derives formal properties from RTL without requiring user-written assertions.
- Catches Common RTL Issues – Identifies FSM deadlocks, combinational loops, arithmetic overflows, memory index errors, and more.
- No Formal Expertise Needed – Push-button setup with no need to learn formal languages like SVA or PSL.
- Rich Debugging Environment – Includes waveform views, schematic traces, and FSM diagrams for fast root-cause analysis.
- No Testbench Required – Enables verification directly from RTL, reducing dependence on simulation tests.
- Faster Debug Cycles – Reduces time spent tracking bugs through simulations or assertion failures.
- Stronger Than Lint – Goes beyond lexical linting to explore real sequential logic behavior.
- Always-On Quality Checks – Helps enforce good design practices throughout RTL development.
- Improves First-Time-Right Success – Boosts functional quality and confidence before simulation begins.
