Hardware Verification with SystemVerilog: An Object-Oriented Framework
Mike Mintz, Robert Ekendahl “Hardware Verification with SystemVerilog: An Object-Oriented Framework"
Springer | 2007-05-16 | ISBN: 0387717382 | 299 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB
Springer | 2007-05-16 | ISBN: 0387717382 | 299 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB
Verification is increasingly complex, and SystemVerilog is one of the languages that the verification community is turning to. However, no language by itself can guarantee success without proper techniques. Object-oriented programming (OOP), with its focus on managing complexity, is ideally suited to this task.
With this handbook—the first to focus on applying OOP to SystemVerilog—we’ll show how to manage complexity by using layers of abstraction and base classes. By adapting these techniques, you will write more "reasonable" code, and build efficient and reusable verification components.
Both a learning tool and a reference, this handbook contains hundreds of real-world code snippets and three professional verification-system examples. You can copy and paste from these examples, which are all based on an open-source, vendor-neutral framework (with code freely available at www.trusster.com).
Learn about OOP techniques such as these:
Creating classes—code interfaces, factory functions, reuse
Connecting classes—pointers, inheritance, channels
Using "correct by construction"—strong typing, base classes
Packaging it up—singletons, static methods, packages
This handbook guides the user in applying OOP techniques for verification. Mike and Robert have captured their years of experience in a clear and easy-to-read handbook. The examples are complete, and the code is available for you to get started right away. Highly recommended.