First Workshop on Formal Verification of Analog Circuits

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General Information
Dates:
Saturday, April 9, 2005 - Saturday, April 9, 2005
Days of Week:
Saturday
Target Audience:
Academic and Practice
Location:
Edinburgh, UK
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Scope:
While formal verification has become part of the design process of digital circuits, its application to analog and mixed-signal design is only in its infancy. This is mainly due to the fact that the mathematical models for such circuits are very different from the discrete, finite-state transition systems that underly verification of digital systems. Such models are based on continuous dynamical systems governed by differential equations and their verification calls for different techniques, like those developed in the analysis of hybrid systems. These workshop intends to bring together practitioners in circuit design and in EDA tools together with researchers in verification of discrete and hybrid systems in order to understand the problems faced by designers of analog circuits and to see what support can be provided by existing and new verification techniques.