Event Details View All Recorded Events Date Event Type Location Action Apr 10, 2025 Enhancing CDC Verification in Vivado with ALINT-PRO (US) Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PST) Abstract As FPGA designs grow in size and complexity, the challenge of Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) verification becomes increasingly critical. Improper handling of asynchronous clock boundaries can lead to metastability, glitches, and loss of data coherency—causing unpredictable functional behavior in hardware. While AMD (Xilinx) Vivado Design Suite includes built-in CDC checks, its capabilities may be insufficient for complex, multi-asynchronous clock designs. Vivado's CDC reporting provides valuable insights, including Xilinx-specific checks such as the ASYNC_REG attribute, but lacks the depth of specialized CDC verification tools like ALINT-PRO. In this webinar, we will compare Vivado’s built-in CDC verification with the advanced capabilities of ALINT-PRO. Using real-world design examples, we will highlight CDC issues that Vivado may miss and demonstrate how ALINT-PRO enhances CDC analysis and debugging. Finally, we will showcase a case study on Ethernet MAC CDC verification, featuring multiple asynchronous clock domains. Agenda: Overview of CDC Verification in AMD Vivado and ALINT-PRO Comparing CDC Checks & Debugging Features in Both Tools Real-World Examples: CDC Issues Missed by Vivado Ethernet MAC Case Study: CDC Verification Across Three Asynchronous Clock Domains Key Takeaways & Q&A Presenter BIO Alex Gnusin, Aldec’s ALINT-PRO Product ManagerAlex accumulated 27 years of hands-on experience in various aspects of ASIC and FPGA design and verification. As a verification prime for a multi-million gates project in companies such as IBM, Nortel, Ericsson and Synopsys Inc, he combined various verification methods such as static linting, formal property checking, dynamic simulation and hardware-assisted acceleration to efficiently achieve design verification goals. He received his M.S. in Electronics from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Webinar Online Register
