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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
      • VIP & Agent Architecture: Concepts
      • VIP & Agent Architecture: Integration
      • VIP & Agent Architecture: Debug
      • VIP & Agent Architecture: Interview
    • Scoreboard & Checker Strategy
    • Compliance & Coverage Plan
    • Protocol Waveform Debug
    • Bus Integration Lab
    • Protocol Verification & Compliance: Tricky Q&A
  • Protocols Interview Prep5
  • Interface Protocols Cheatsheet
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←VIP & Agent Architecture
  1. Topics
  2. Bus Protocols
  3. Protocol Verification & Compliance
  4. VIP & Agent Architecture
  5. VIP & Agent Architecture: Interview

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VIP & Agent Architecture: Interview

Interview for VIP & Agent Architecture.

Interview drills

VIP pass but chip fails — why?

Check yourself VIP pass but chip fails — why?

The pass covered one boundary, configuration, traffic set and checker set; the failure occurred under another system context. Compare address maps, resets, clocks, power, bridge behaviour, firmware and reference-model assumptions. Add observation at the chip boundary where practical, but do not assume the cause is integration until the traces distinguish it.

Common trap: Closing the bug as 'VIP issue'.

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See also

  • VIP & Agent Architecture: Concepts
  • VIP & Agent Architecture: Integration