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Vaibhav Joshi
22nd Mar, 2025
About me
As a Design Verification Engineer at Google, I work on verifying complex SOC/IP/ASIC designs using UVM, SystemVerilog, and Python. I have experience in creating verification environments, test cases, assertions, and coverage to verify various blocks and protocols in SOC. I also work closely with the design team to debug and report bugs in the design, and to ensure verification plan completion on all desired metrics.
I have a strong interest and knowledge in digital design concepts, ASIC verification flow, and test bench architecture. I have also worked on several projects in the field of robotics and automation, using different controllers, sensors, and programming languages. I am passionate about learning new technologies and skills, and contributing to the innovation and quality of the products and services I work on.
The following is some of my skills and Specialties :
Technical Skills :
👉 Languages: System Verilog, Verilog, C++, Python
👉 Verification Methodologies: UVM
👉 Protocols : AHB, APB, I3C, I2C, SPI
👉 EDA Tools: Cadence Simvision, SYNOPSYS VCS, DVE, Questa Sim
Specialties:
👉 Good knowledge of fundamentals of Digital Design Concepts.
👉 Depth Understanding of the ASIC Verification Flow, Test Plan & Test bench architecture.
👉 TB Architecture and Test Plan Development
👉 Proficient in Verilog & SystemVerilog & Knowledge of UVM.
👉 Worked on Assertion development, Functional coverage & Created functional tests.
👉 Worked on code coverage analysis and coverage closure.
👉 Worked on end-to-end data path verification.
👉 Worked on IP-level verification.
👉 Worked on Chip level verification of sub-block.
👉 Hands-on experience in the verification of Protocols such as SPI, I2C, I3C, APB, and AHB.
👉 Worked closely with RTL designers to specify, develop and debug constrained-random and directed test cases toward coverage-driven verification closure.
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