Learn SYSTEMVERILOG with Real Code Examples

Install an EDA tool supporting SystemVerilog (Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Mentor Questa)

Configure project with source files and testbenches

Set up simulation libraries and include paths

Compile design and verification files

Run simulation with proper top-level testbench

Install EDA simulation tool

Set up project directory with design and verification files

Configure simulator libraries and include paths

Compile design and testbench

Run simulation and monitor waveforms and coverage

SystemVerilog source files (.sv)

Simulation scripts and makefiles

EDA tool library and include files

UVM environment files (optional)

Assertion and coverage configuration files

vcs -full64 -sverilog … -> compile with Synopsys VCS

xrun … -> compile/run with Cadence Xcelium

vsim … -> run simulation in Mentor ModelSim/Questa

coverage merge -> combine coverage reports

coverage report -> generate functional coverage metrics

Language-neutral design; comments and names can be localized

Tool GUIs support multiple languages

Waveform viewers display signals in standard units

Documentation and standards are multilingual

Testbench messages can be localized if needed

Supported across major EDA platforms

Testbench abstraction allows modular use

Documentation and tutorials widely available

Simulation and coverage reports accessible

Open-source UVM and examples available

Waveform viewers (GTKWave, Verdi) for signal visualization

Text-based simulation logs

Coverage reports in HTML or GUI

Optional GUI dashboards for monitoring simulation

Minimal styling required for RTL-only designs

Registers and memory store DUT state

Testbench classes maintain stimulus and monitor state

Event queues synchronize transactions

Coverage groups track simulation state

Clocking blocks manage timing and synchronization

Signals and variables model hardware behavior

Classes store random and constrained stimulus

Coverage data collected and analyzed

Assertions monitor internal state and transitions

Simulation logs record signal and event activity