In the rapidly evolving AR/VR space, a global tech leader’s FPGA group faced a critical challenge. This case study explores how our specialized engineering team delivered a fully managed verification solution, streamlining development, mitigating risks, and accelerating the client’s path to market.
The Client Challenge
Triple Crown partnered with the AR/VR proof-of-concept FPGA group of a global tech leader to provide critical design verification services. While the client specialized in proof-of-concepts and testing, they lacked an in-house verification team, creating a significant gap in their development process. Without expert UVM verification for verification IP (VIP) and test bench development, they risked undetected errors in their code, which could potentially lead to costly rework and delays in deploying their AR/VR ASICs for goggles. To address this challenge, they sought a trusted partner.
After evaluating multiple firms, the client selected Triple Crown for their proven expertise and strong track record within the clients organization. Confident in their capabilities to deliver a fully managed project solution which would ensure seamless verification and implementation.
Triple Crown Solutions
The project required engineers skilled in UVM verification with experience developing test benches from scratch. Triple Crown assembled a team of nine experts, which also included a junior-level UVM engineer and a technical writer with ASIC verification experience.
The engineering team delivered the following:
- Automated Testbench: Developed a template that auto-generates testbench using scripts for future verification with manuals.
- Seamless Integration of Third-Party Verification IP: Efficiently incorporated third-party VIP into the testbench, reducing setup time while maintaining comprehensive test coverage.
- Proof-of-Concept Verification Support: Beyond VIP integration, Triple Crown provided a fully functional testbench for FPGA verification, serving as a proof-of-concept validation step before lab testing.
- Effective Timeline Management: Given the client’s strict deadlines and budget, Triple Crown created a plan to improve efficiency and meet milestones that were scheduled month-to-month.
- Tangible Deliverables: Delivered 45 unique verification IP modules supported by a verification IP user manual. Triple Crown is also taking the verification IP that they created and building a test bench for their first set of proof-of-concept designs.
The Clients Project Results
As a result of Triple Crown’s expertise and strategic approach, the client achieved significant improvements in their verification process. By addressing their in-house verification gap, Triple Crown helped streamline development, reduce risks, and enhance overall project efficiency.
Key outcomes of the client project included:
- Accelerated time-to-market by efficiently managing IP verification, ensuring seamless integration into the client’s development process.
- Delivered fully packaged VIP test benches, enabling a streamlined verification flow and reducing implementation effort.
- Enhanced efficiency and met key milestones, ensuring project deliverables remained on schedule with consistent month-to-month milestone achievement tracking.
- Enabled future scalability by providing reusable testbench templates and structured documentation, allowing the client to verify additional designs more efficiently.