Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. IP Cores Design from Specifications to Production: Modeling, Verification, Optimization, and Protection.- 3. Analyzing the Trade-off between Different Memory Cores and Controllers.- 4. SOC BUSES AND PERIPHERALS: FEATURES AND ARCHITECTURES.- 5. Verilog for Implementation and Verification.- 6. New Trends in SoC Verification: UVM, Bug Localization, Scan-Chain-Based Methodology, GA-Based Test Generation.- 7. Conclusions.

About the Author

Dr. Khaled Salah attended the school of engineering, Department of Electronics and Communications at Ain-Shams University, Egypt, from 1998 to 2003, where he received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering with distinction and honor degree. He received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. degrees in Electronics and Communications in 2008, 2012 respectively. He joined Mentor Graphic Corporation, where he designed many SoC IPs such as AHB, HDMI, HDCP, eMMC, SDcard, HMC. Currently, Dr. Khaled Salah is a Technical Lead at the Emulation division at Mentor Graphic, Egypt. Dr. Khaled Salah has published one book and more than 42 research papers in the top refereed journals and conferences. His research interests are in 3D integration, IP Modeling, and SoC design.