Practical Formal Verification in Microprocessor Design

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  • Robert B. Jones
  • John W. O'Leary
  • Carl-Johan H. Seger
  • Mark Aagaard
  • Thomas F. Melham
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IEEE Design & Test of Computers

دوره 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001