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Does Your UVM Flavor Have Sprinkles?

Introduction UVM is a standard, so that means that every company writes their testbenches the same, universally interchangeable, right? Not…

A pool of specialized classes

Dig a Pool of Specialized SystemVerilog Classes

Introduction SystemVerilog classes are a great way to encapsulate both variables and the routines that operates on them. What if…

Part 1: The 2022 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

In my previous blog, I introduced the 2022 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study (click here). The objective of my previous…

Prologue: The 2022 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

This is the first in a sequence of blogs that presents the findings from our new 2022 Wilson Research Group…

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UVM Testbench Debug – A Day At The Beach – Right?

Some people think UVM Testbench Debug is a drag. But really, it depends. I think it’s a day at the…

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SystemVerilog: Implicit handles

Introduction In the last blog post [SC(SECL1] Farmer Ted asked you to keep track of his animals and you wrote some…

DVCon India 2022 – In-Person Again!

Accellera plays host to the global Design & Verification Conferences.  For the past few years, the DVCons have been virtual…

SystemVerilog: Class Member Visibility

SystemVerilog: Class Member Visibility

Introduction Farmer Ted wants to keep track of the animals on his property and asks you to write the code….

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SystemVerilog: What is a Virtual Interface?

When I learned the SystemVerilog verification features, one concept had me baffled – virtual interfaces. What are these and why…