Logic simulation apparatus based on dedicated hardware simulating a logic circuit and selectable to form a processing scale

摘要

In a logic simulation apparatus formed of dedicated hardware for simulating a logic operation of at least one logic circuit, and connected to at least one host computer, the apparatus includes: a plurality of clusters, each cluster including at least a communication network and a plurality of processor elements connected each other through the communication network; and an upper communication network for connecting among clusters. The host computer is connected to at least one cluster, and the connection configuration among the plurality of clusters is changeable in accordance with the size of the logic operation to be simulated under instructions of configuration change generated by the host computer. The apparatus further includes an error analysis system for the simulation process.