Harry D. Foster

I see that Synopsys has finally released VMM1.2. Congratulations, guys. There will be plenty of opportunity over the coming weeks to discuss the relative merits of OVM vs. the OVM features that have been “borrowed” and jammed into this new version of VMM, (factory, phasing, hierarchy…) but I’d like to talk a bit in this post about Synopsys’ unique approach to version numbering.

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that the latest issue of Verification Horizons is now out. You can find it here.  Aside from learning about the extent (or lack thereof) of my carpentry skills (read the Editor’s Letter to see what I’m talking about), you’ll also see these interesting articles:

Page 6… Evolving Your Organization’s ABV Capabilities
by Harry Foster, Chief Verification Scientist, DVT Mentor Graphics

One element of my IEEE Standards Association (SA) volunteer activities is to represent the SA to the IEEE New Initiatives Committee (NIC).  In December, the group gets together face-to-face to review projects underway and to approve new projects for the next year.  The new i

Hi Gang,

As you may know, in addition to my duties here at Mentor, I’m also the General Chair of DVCon 2010. So it is with two hats on that I encourage you to check out the DVCon website.