Browsing: System Verilog

System Verilog

Design Patterns in SystemVerilog Testbenches: Factory, Callbacks and More

Raju Gorla16 July 2026

The design patterns that matter in SystemVerilog testbenches: factory, callbacks, observer, configuration objects, singleton and strategy, with examples and best practices.

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DPI in SystemVerilog: Calling C from Your Testbench (and Back)

Raju Gorla15 July 2026

SystemVerilog DPI explained with examples: importing C functions, exporting SystemVerilog tasks to C, context tasks, type mapping with svdpi.h, and using C++ and Python through DPI.

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SystemVerilog Testbench Architecture: A Self-Checking Testbench Without UVM

Raju Gorla14 July 2026

How to build a layered, self-checking SystemVerilog testbench: generator, driver, monitor, reference model, scoreboard and coverage, with code, debugging tips and the mapping to UVM.

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Functional Coverage in SystemVerilog: Covergroups, Bins and Crosses

Raju Gorla13 July 2026

How to write functional coverage in SystemVerilog: covergroups, coverpoints, bins, crosses, transition coverage, cover properties, where to sample and how to close coverage.

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SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) with Examples

Raju Gorla12 July 2026

SystemVerilog assertions explained with a waveform: immediate vs concurrent, implication, sequences, $rose, $stable and $past, assert vs assume vs cover, formal verification and assertions worth adding to every design.

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Threads in SystemVerilog: fork-join, Mailboxes, Semaphores and Events

Raju Gorla11 July 2026

How SystemVerilog testbench threads work: fork-join, join_any and join_none, the classic loop bug, mailboxes, semaphores, events, disable fork and wait fork.

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Constrained Randomisation in SystemVerilog: Constraints That Find Bugs

Raju Gorla10 July 2026

SystemVerilog constrained randomisation explained: rand and randc, constraint blocks, dist, implication, foreach, unique, soft, solve before, inline constraints and common mistakes.

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Classes and OOP in SystemVerilog: Handles, Inheritance and Polymorphism

Raju Gorla9 July 2026

SystemVerilog classes for testbenches: objects and handles, shallow vs deep copy, encapsulation, inheritance, virtual methods and polymorphism, abstract classes and parameterised classes.

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SystemVerilog Interfaces, Modports and Clocking Blocks

Raju Gorla8 July 2026

SystemVerilog interfaces explained with a complete example: modports, clocking blocks with skews, assertions inside interfaces, virtual interfaces and parameterised interfaces.

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Tasks and Functions in SystemVerilog: ref, void, Defaults and More

Raju Gorla7 July 2026

What SystemVerilog adds to tasks and functions: return, void functions, default and named arguments, ref and const ref, typed arguments and automatic storage, with examples.