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Microprocessor design verification

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The verification of a microprocessor design has been accomplished using a mechanical theorem prover. This microprocessor, the FM8502, is a 32-bit general-purpose, von Neumann processor whose design-level (gate-level) specification has been verified with respect to its instruction-level specification. Both specifications were written in the Boyer—Moore logic, and the proof of correctness was carried out with the Boyer—Moore theorem prover.

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  1. Computational Logic, Inc., 1717 West Sixth Street, Suite 290, 78703-4776, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

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Hunt, W.A. Microprocessor design verification. J Autom Reasoning 5, 429–460 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00243132

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