SystemVerilog
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Automatic Generation of SystemVerilog Models from Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuits: a Pipelined ADC Example
When verifying large SoC designs, one needs to write SystemVerilog models for analog/mixed-signal blocks to comply with the digital verification flow, such as UVM. This talk addresses ways to extract those models automatically from circuits. The first approach is called structural modeling, mapping each device in the circuit to an equivalent model in SystemVerilog and…
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Using OVL for Assertion-based Verification of Verilog and VHDL Designs
Open Verification Library (OVL) is a library of property checkers for digital circuit descriptions written in popular Hardware Description Languages and maintained by Accelera. The OVL checkers could be used not only in dynamic simulation, but also in formal verification and emulation. Also, the OVL-based verification technology provides the easiest way for designers to implement…
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Understanding Random Stability in SystemVerilog and UVM
Webinar Overview: A common issue with constrained random simulation is being able to reproduce random stimulus for debug purposes and for locking down regressions test suites. This is especially problematic when the source code needs to be modified and is known in SystemVerilog as random stability. In this webinar, we explain: Random stability in SystemVerilog…
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Everything You Need to Know about SystemVerilog Arrays
This webinar gives a comprehensive guide to all aspects of SystemVerilog arrays: ordinary static arrays, dynamic arrays, queues and associative arrays. It also includes array methods and practical examples. Topics: Review of Verilog array types SystemVerilog packed and unpacked arrays SystemVerilog dynamic arrays SystemVerilog queues SystemVerilog associate arrays Array manipulation methods. Coding examples are shown…
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Using SVA for Requirements-Based Verification of Safety-Critical FPGA Designs
Requirements-based verification (RBV) is a popular verification process for FPGA designs used in safety-critical systems. The effectiveness of RBV is limited by the quality and precision of the requirements. Verification techniques such as constrained random verification with assertion-based verification (ABV) can be used to help identify ambiguous or incomplete requirements early in the design and…