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AI Agents for DV Debug

Conference: Verification Futures 2025 (click here to see full programme)
Speaker: Jeffrey Pan
Presentation Title: AI Agents for DV Debug
Abstract:

Debug consumes 40-60% of verification time and represents the critical path to tape-out in modern chip development. AI agents, powered by generative AI and integrated with AI-native EDA tools, can transform debug productivity by autonomously analyzing complex waveforms, identifying root causes, and iterating on solutions. Unlike traditional approaches requiring extensive customization, generative AI generalizes across diverse design environments, enabling rapid deployment and consistent performance without project-specific fine-tuning.

Speaker Bio:

Jeffrey Pan is the cofounder and CTO of Bronco AI, with extensive experience advancing AI applications. At age 15, Jeffrey was the youngest-ever author at CVPR (the highest-impact ML conference). He then won the MIT-IBM Best Paper Award at KDD's AdvML (Adversarial ML) Workshop, and his real-time edge model won First Place in an international competition focusing on efficient ML and hardware-software co-design. He was then a founding member of an AI research team that deployed generative AI models to hundreds of millions of monthly active users before cofounding Bronco to bring AI to semiconductors and other fundamental industries.

Key Points:
  • Debug is the Most Critical Workflow

    Debug is the biggest bottleneck in verification, consuming 40-60% of schedules and directly impacting time-to-market. Solving debug solves the critical path.

  • AI Requires AI-Native EDA Tools

    Traditional EDA tools weren't built for AI agents. AI-native EDA infrastructure is essential for agents to observe, reason, and iterate effectively.

  • Generative AI Scales Through Generalization

    Foundation models understand hardware concepts and debug reasoning out-of-the-box, eliminating the need for extensive fine-tuning. This enables rapid deployment across diverse projects and consistent quality without lots of custom engineering.

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