Design-Reuse

A SystemVerilog DPI Framework for Reusable Transaction Level Testing, Debug and Analysis of SoC Designs

Complex system design requires modeling, testing, debug and analysis of many levels of abstraction with varying levels of accuracy. Reuse from previous steps is important at each step of the design ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Simplifying SystemVerilog Functional Coverage

Let’s say you have a block you need to verify. How do you know that the stimulus you are about to use is exhaustive enough and that you have covered the necessary scenarios/situations to prove it is ...
EDN

Use SystemVerilog for coverage metrics

The design-and-verification industry is at the intersection of two important trends in the design and verification of SOC (system-on-chip) devices: the adoption of SystemVerilog HDVL ...
EDN

Consultant lauds Accellera’s role in SystemVerilog 3.1

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Accellera standards organization is playing a crucial role in the development of SystemVerilog 3.1, according to language expert Stuart Sutherland, who spoke at a SystemVerilog ...
Electronic Design

Writing Testbenches Using SystemVerilog

Survey hardware design teams and you’ll find that the old saw is true: anywhere from 60% to 80% of the overall design cycle is consumed not with design itself, but rather with the nerve-wracking ...