Linting/Design Analysis

Phase-Based Linting (PBL)

The Phase-Based Linting (PBL) methodology puts clear priorities into the design analysis process by reducing the total number of issues to be addressed and minimizing the number of design refinement iterations. It speeds up debugging time by 3—10X compared to the traditional approach.

PBL

Summary on the key features:

  • The Phase-Based Linting Methodology is implemented based on the Linting Flows
  • Linting Flow is a process – a set of phases that must be executed and completed sequentially
  • Every phase has its own set of rules and pass criteria (quality requirements)
  • Phases can be regular or optional and each of them typically addresses certain type of issues
  • Flows are stored in .alintflow files that can be attached to designs
  • Attached flow name appears next to design name and can be executed via the Flow Manager
  • Predefined flow templates are optimized and ready to use out-of-the-box
  • In addition to predefined flows, the user may create a custom flow to reuse across projects
  • Flow Editor is a dedicated tool for custom flows management

 

Design Rule Checker

ALINT™, Aldec's advanced Design Rule Checking Tool helps detect a wide variety of design problems, including poor coding styles, improper clock and reset management, simulation, synthesis problems, poor testability and source code issues throughout the design flow.

ALINT provides extensive checking of the quality of VHDL and Verilog® code using a set of design rules established by STARC® (The Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center) from Japan as well as rules developed by Aldec(ALDEC, DO-254, and RMM rule plug-ins).

ALINT features a unique framework that combines all necessary tools for easy set up of the design checks, linting and results analysis and debugging. Creation of custom rules is supported.

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