Excellent points !! I have heard of Magellan but never used it personally.

Regarding cutpoints, I stand corrected !

I invite you to write posts based on your experience in CAD tools and design.

Keep the comments coming.

thanks,
Nigam

There are tools that support both Simulation Static-Equivalency-checks. Magellan from synopsys comes to mind.

FV tools essentially compare logic cones between “cut points”. Cut points are sequentials and primary outputs. A “logic cone” is represented as a BDD (or its present day variant - ROBDD).

Simulation tools are completely different. They compile your design into a C program. The C program “simulates” your design when it executes on a host machine.

-Rohit