A method and apparatus for validating SoC (system-on-a-chip) design with high accuracy and speed and low cost. The apparatus allows to use a method which includes the steps of verifying individual cores to be integrated in an SoC by evaluating a silicon IC having a function and structure identical to...http://www.google.se/patents/US6678645?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6678645 - Method and apparatus for SoC design validation