Annotation Eighteen full papers and eight short presentations from international engineers and researchers discuss current developments, new methodologies, and emerging trends in design verification and test. The focus of the sixth conference was on hardware-software embedded systems and system-on-chips. Topics include, for example, the automatic validation of pipeline specifications; the use of sequential ATPG for model checking; formal verification of the Pentium 4 multiplier; and using cutwidth to improve symbolic simulation and Boolean satisfiability. The volume is not indexed. c. Book News Inc.