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Parallel VHDL simulation

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DATE '98: Proceedings of the conference on Design, automation and test in Europe

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Published: 23 February 1998 Publication History

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In this paper we evaluate parallel VHDL simulation based on conservative parallel discrete event simulation (conservative PDES) algorithms. We focus on a conservative simulation algorithm based on critical and external distances. This algorithm exploits the interconnection structure within the simulation model to increase parallelism. Further, a general method is introduced to automatically transform a VHDL model into a PDES model. Additionally, we suggest a method to further optimize parallel simulation performance. Finally, our first simulation results on a IBM parallel computer are presented. While these results are not sufficient for a general evaluation they show that a good speedup can be obtained.

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