Patent ID: 7096440
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: G01R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically verifying a hardware design based on a hardware specification document, said method comprising the steps of: designating a plurality of predefined elements within a hardware specification document, wherein said hardware specification document provides a hardware design for a hardware device; storing said plurality of predefined elements within a database of hardware components, wherein each predefined element of said plurality of predefined elements is associated with a hardware component of said hardware device; embedding said plurality of predefined elements within said hardware specification document preparatory to storing said predefined elements in said database, wherein said plurality of predefined element comprise flags which can be utilized by a document reader script; creating at least one RTL Hardware Description code file from said database, said RTL Hardware description code file(s) defining said predefined elements stored in said database; and automatically comparing physical components of said hardware device with said predefined elements maintained within said database of said hardware components upon an initial power-up of said hardware device, in order to verify that said hardware device functions according to said hardware specification document.