Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes simulating by one or more computer systems a larger circuit to assign one or more values to one or more latch variables associated with the larger circuit, generating by the one or more computer systems one or more reduced circuits from the larger circuit according to the values assigned to the latch variables, generating by the one or more computer systems a transition relation (TR) for each reduced circuit, and generating by the one or more computer systems an initial state set for one or more instances of validation on the reduced circuits according to the TRs.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes simulating by one or more computer systems a larger circuit to assign one or more values to one or more latch variables associated with the larger circuit, generating by the one or more computer systems one or more reduced circuits from the larger circuit according to the values assigned to the latch variables, generating by the one or more computer systems a transition relation (TR) for each reduced circuit, and generating by the one or more computer systems an initial state set for one or more instances of validation on the reduced circuits according to the TRs.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for validating one or more circuits using one or more grids includes accessing a circuit and generating one or more seeds for executing one or more instances of validation on the circuit. Each instance of validation comprising one or more tasks. The method also includes distributing the tasks and the seeds across a grid including multiple nodes and, using the seeds, executing the instances of validation at the nodes in the grid according to the tasks.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for invariant checking includes executing one or more first steps of a finite state machine (FSM) corresponding to one or more binary decision diagrams (BDDs) to traverse a state space of the FSM in a first direction with respect to an initial state and an erroneous state.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for validating one or more circuits using one or more grids includes accessing a circuit and generating one or more seeds for executing one or more instances of validation on the circuit. Each instance of validation comprising one or more tasks. The method also includes distributing the tasks and the seeds across a grid including multiple nodes and, using the seeds, executing the instances of validation at the nodes in the grid according to the tasks.