EDN

How SystemVerilog aids design and synthesis

The SystemVerilog extensions to Verilog 2001 have been getting a lot of attention lately, especially the new features designed to support verification and testbench design. But SystemVerilog also ...
EDN

Vendors warm to SystemVerilog

San Jose, Calif. — Synthesis tools are beginning to support SystemVerilog, but there's a problem–an RTL model that runs in one synthesis tool might not run in another. A proposed standard ...
Design-Reuse

SystemVerilog key to new design paradigm

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The SystemVerilog 3.1 specification is undergoing final reviews and Synopsys plans to have a synthesis tool for SystemVerilog assertions in the next 12 months, said Synopsys CEO ...
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 ...
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, ...