EDN

Debugging and analysis with SystemVerilog test bench

The verification component of SystemVerilog has dominated the rapid adoption of the language. The new verification syntax in the language allows for dramatic productivity gains in the verification ...
EDN

Using SystemVerilog for functional verification

The need to improve functional verification productivity and quality continues to grow. The 2004/2002 IC/ASIC Functional Verification Study, by Collett International Research, shows that logic or ...
Design-Reuse

Design of SystemVerilog Assertion IP

SystemVerilog provides an effective means for designing assertion-based Verification IP and integrating it with a testbench. This paper explores guidelines for designing such IP within the Synopsys ...
Design-Reuse

SystemVerilog 3.1 adds assertions and testbench automation

The June 2003 release of SystemVerilog 3.1 integrates testbench automation capabilities and temporal assertions into an enhanced version of Verilog. It eliminates many of Verilog's past limitations, ...
Electronic Design

SystemVerilog: The Complete Solution

The electronics industry is constantly challenged by the ever-growing design and verification requirements for complex chips. With the IEEE-Std 1800-2005 System-Verilog standard, the industry has a ...
Electronic Design

Implementing Functional Coverage with Hardware Emulation

The huge undertaking of verifying a system-on-chip (SoC) design has challenged engineers for more than 20 years –– the amount of time spent on it hasn’t varied much from between 50-70% of the entire ...
Electronics Weekly

The RISC-V rundown from DAC 2020

It has been an unusual DAC this year, as the show went virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There was no exhibition floor as such, but there was a comprehensive programme of keynote speeches, ...