EDN

Using advanced logging techniques to debug & test SystemVerilog HDL code

SystemVerilog provides an advantage in addressing the verification complexity challenge—not simply as a new language for describing complex structures, but as a platform for driving a more efficient, ...
Design-Reuse

Synopsys Announces Source-Code License for SystemVerilog Verification Library

VMM Standard Library Enables Adoption of Techniques in the ARM-Synopsys Verification Methodology Manual (VMM) for SystemVerilog MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sept. 21, 2005-- Synopsys, Inc., a world leader ...
EDN

Translator bridges Vera code to SystemVerilog 3.1

Santa Cruz, Calif. – Startup VeriEZ Solutions Inc. has announced fourth-quarter availability of EZTranslate, which will serve as a bridge between Synopsys Inc.'s Vera-based verification environments ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Debugging SystemVerilog Constraint Randomization: A Comprehensive Guide

Before delving into debugging, it is critical to have a solid understanding of the basics of SystemVerilog constraint randomization. Constraints are used to define the valid range of values for ...
Design-Reuse

Using SystemVerilog Assertions in RTL Code

SystemVerilog is a set of extensions to the Verilog hardware description language and is expected to become IEEE standard 1800 later in 2005. SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) form an important subset of ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog?

Designers of electronic hardware describe the behavior and structure of system and circuit designs using hardware description languages (HDLs)—specialized programming languages commonly known as VHDL, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Find Bugs Early: On-The-Fly Code Correction For Design And Verification Productivity

The key rule for chip design and verification is that bugs must be found and fixed as early in the development process as possible. It is often said that catching a bug at each successive project ...