Engineering After Orthogonalization: Why Verification Has Become A Lifecycle Discipline

The article discusses how verification in the semiconductor industry is evolving into a continuous, lifecycle discipline due to the breakdown of traditional design boundaries. As designs become more integrated and complex, verification assumptions are no longer valid post-deployment, leading to emergent failures that require ongoing verification. The shift towards lifecycle verification necessitates a persistent system model that evolves alongside the product, requiring coordination across various verification techniques. The article emphasizes the importance of adapting verification strategies to span domains, persist across lifecycles, and evolve with the systems they protect in the convergence era of semiconductor engineering.