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SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) : Overview & Booking
Now available with an optional third day on Advanced SVA and Formal Verification
What is SystemVerilog?
SystemVerilog is a substantial set of extensions for Verilog2001, including new data types;
new constructs; relaxed language rules; synthesis enhancements and powerful features to
enable new verification methodologies.
What are SystemVerilog Assertions?
SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) are a feature of SystemVerilog which allows sophisticated,
multi-cycle functional checks to be embedded in Verilog code as a powerful aid to design
verification. SVA allows simple Verilog boolean expressions to be built into complex
definitions of design behaviour, which can used for verification, functional coverage
and formal verification.
Find out more information on SVA with our free tutorial download.
Overview
This course gives you an in-depth introductionto SVA, together with guidelines and
methodologies to help you create, manage and debug effective assertions for complex
design properties. The course is packed full of examples, case studies and hands-on
lab exercises to demonstrate real life applications of SVA. We also examine
different approaches to coding assertions, including workarounds for the
restricted language support of some tools.
Duration
2 days. We can also offer standard or customized versions of this workshop onsite or at the location of your choice.
Objectives
- To explain the advantages of Assertion Based Verification (ABV) using SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA).
- To describe in detail the structure of a SystemVerilog Assertion and demonstrate, with realistic examples, the full range of language features.
- To demonstrate, with examples, good and bad SVA coding styles and show design techniques for the most efficient creation of complex assertions.
- To describe, with case studies, a methodology for describing complex transaction-based assertions and properties using SVA.
Prerequisites
Delegates must be familiar with Verilog, and with running and debugging simulations. No prior knowledge of SystemVerilog is required.
If you have queries on these prerequisites, please contact Esperan (info@esperan.com)
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