IncreRTL: Traceability-Guided Incremental RTL Generation under Requirement Evolution

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Main Authors: Chen, Luanrong, Chen, Renzhi, Li, Xinyu, Li, Shanshan, Gong, Rui, Wang, Lei
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author Chen, Luanrong
Chen, Renzhi
Li, Xinyu
Li, Shanshan
Gong, Rui
Wang, Lei
author_facet Chen, Luanrong
Chen, Renzhi
Li, Xinyu
Li, Shanshan
Gong, Rui
Wang, Lei
contents Large language models (LLMs) have shown promise in generating RTL code from natural-language descriptions, but existing methods remain static and struggle to adapt to evolving design requirements, potentially causing structural drift and costly full regeneration. We propose IncreRTL, a LLM-driven framework for incremental RTL generation under requirement evolution. By constructing requirement-code traceability links to locate and regenerate affected code segments, IncreRTL achieves accurate and consistent updates. Evaluated on our newly constructed EvoRTL-Bench, IncreRTL demonstrates notable improvements in regeneration consistency and efficiency, advancing LLM-based RTL generation toward practical engineering deployment.
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spellingShingle IncreRTL: Traceability-Guided Incremental RTL Generation under Requirement Evolution
Chen, Luanrong
Chen, Renzhi
Li, Xinyu
Li, Shanshan
Gong, Rui
Wang, Lei
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Hardware Architecture
Large language models (LLMs) have shown promise in generating RTL code from natural-language descriptions, but existing methods remain static and struggle to adapt to evolving design requirements, potentially causing structural drift and costly full regeneration. We propose IncreRTL, a LLM-driven framework for incremental RTL generation under requirement evolution. By constructing requirement-code traceability links to locate and regenerate affected code segments, IncreRTL achieves accurate and consistent updates. Evaluated on our newly constructed EvoRTL-Bench, IncreRTL demonstrates notable improvements in regeneration consistency and efficiency, advancing LLM-based RTL generation toward practical engineering deployment.
title IncreRTL: Traceability-Guided Incremental RTL Generation under Requirement Evolution
topic Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Hardware Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25769