3) Which primary verification language do you plan to
use for your next design?
C/C++ 15%
e 4%
OpenVera 2%
Verilog 16%
VHDL 5%
SystemC 11%
SystemVerilog 47%
4) Which primary property specification (assertion-based
verification) language do you use?
Verilog 34%
VHDL 6%
PSL 10%
SystemVerilog (SVA) 50%
5) What design area(s) are you focused on? (Check all
that apply)
Systems Design 12%
Standard ICs 5%
ASICs 19%
DSP Design 3%
Microprocessor/Microcontroller Design 6%
FPGAs & PLDs 9%
Multi-Chip Modules 2%
PCBs 2%
Library Development 2%
Analog/Mixed Signal 4%
EDA Tools 10%
Verification 16%
SOCs 10%
6) What on-chip buses do you intend to use in the next 12
months?
AMBA 2.0 AHB/APB 20%
AMBA 3 AXI 14%
OCP 2.0 5%
OCP 2.1 6%
CoreConnect 3%
Others/Proprietary 21%
None 31%
7) What interfaces standards do you expect to use in the
next 12 months?
PCI Express 1.1 8%
PCI Express 2.0 16%
USB 2.0/OTG 13%
Serial ATA 7%
10G Ethernet 8%
10/100/1G Ethernet 12%
Wireless USB 5%
PCI/PCI-X 7%
CE-ATA 1%
None 23%
8) What is the size in gates of your current/last design?
Not applicable 36%
<1M 10%
1 – 3M 9%
3 – 5M 8%
5 – 10M 12%
10 – 50M 15%
>50M 10%
9) How many clock domains do your designs average?
1 20%
2 9%
2-5 32%
5-10 22%
10-20 7%
>20 10%
10) What is your number one design constraint?
Low power 34%
Size/density 20%
Performance /throughput 46%
11) What are the two main reasons for your attendance at
DVCon? (Check all that apply)
Learn new techniques to improve your design process 33%
Learn new methodologies to improve your verification
process 21%
Learn about new developments in design tools 17%
Meet and network with other engineers in the
Industry 18%
Learn about industry in general 11%
12) Which category most closely describes your job
description?
Senior management 16%
Engineering management 19%
Design engineer 17%
System architecture 3%
Marketing & sales 13%
Research/academic 4%
CAD 7%
Verification engineer 21%