Architectural rule checking for high-level synthesis

Verifying an implementation produced from high-level synthesis is a challenging problem due to many complex design tasks involved in the design process. In this paper we present an architectural rule checking approach for high-level design verification. This technique detects and locates various design errors and verifies both the consistency and correctness of an implementation. Besides describing different rule suites, we also report a working environment for the architectural rule checking. Finally, we highlight the value of the proposed approach with a real-life design.