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Course contents

  • How to Use This Course
  • Protocol Metrics Reference
  • Protocols Glossary
  • Reading Path
  • Protocol Fundamentals25
  • AMBA Family (APB / AHB / AXI)17
  • Coherence Fabrics (ACE / CHI)17
  • Memory Interfaces (DDR / LPDDR / HBM)17
  • PCIe & CXL17
  • Embedded Peripherals (I2C / SPI / UART)17
  • High-Speed I/O (USB / Ethernet / MIPI)17
  • Protocol Verification & Compliance21
    • VIP & Agent Architecture
    • Scoreboard & Checker Strategy
    • Compliance & Coverage Plan
      • Compliance & Coverage Plan: Concepts
      • Compliance & Coverage Plan: Integration
      • Compliance & Coverage Plan: Debug
      • Compliance & Coverage Plan: Interview
    • Protocol Waveform Debug
    • Bus Integration Lab
    • Protocol Verification & Compliance: Tricky Q&A
  • Protocols Interview Prep5
  • Interface Protocols Cheatsheet
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←Protocol Verification & Compliance
  1. Topics
  2. Bus Protocols
  3. Protocol Verification & Compliance
  4. Compliance & Coverage Plan
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    Compliance & Coverage Plan

    Coverage percentage without requirement traceability is a false sense of security.

    • 4topics
    • 4lessons

    What you'll learn

    Coverage percentage without requirement traceability is a false sense of security.

    • Compliance: applicable spec clause → required evidence → reviewed result.

    • Coverage closure: planned bins are hit, excluded or waived with rationale and ownership.

    • Gap analysis: distinguish missing evidence from an explicitly accepted residual risk.

    Connection

    Signoff methodology for protocol verification.


    Key diagram

    A requirement needs evidence and a verdict

    A requirement needs evidence and a verdict. An evidence workflow, not a compliance certificate. Executed test count and coverage percentage do not alone prove every requirement.
    An evidence workflow, not a compliance certificate. Executed test count and coverage percentage do not alone prove every requirement.
    Check yourself Can an uncovered requirement be marked verified because neighbouring tests pass?

    No. Its obligation needs its own applicable evidence or an explicit justified scope disposition.


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    1. Concepts — rules and mental models

    2. Integration — system contracts

    3. Debug — trace the first divergence

    4. Interview — explain and defend your answer

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    See also

    • VIP & Agent Architecture
    • Scoreboard & Checker Strategy
    • Protocol Waveform Debug