SystemVerilog: A time for change? Maybe not.

SystemVerilog: A time for change? Maybe not.

The SystemVerilog IEEE 1800-2009 Language Reference Manual (LRM) was published a few months ago with an unprecedented 472 updates. That’s…

Partners Offer Support for OVM 1.0 Register Package

Partners Offer Support for OVM 1.0 Register Package

Duolog Joins Agnisys to Add Reg Pac Support The OVM 1.0 Register Package has had a lot of interest since…

SystemC Day at DVCon

SystemC Day at DVCon

SystemC User Group Meeting & DVCon Tutorial Featured The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), an independent non-profit organization dedicated to support…

OVM/VMM Interoperability Kit: It’s Ready!

OVM/VMM Interoperability Kit: It’s Ready!

3 – 2 – 1 – DOWNLOAD! As I mentioned in a previous blog, the Accellera OVM/VMM Interoperability kit code…

Three Perfect 10’s

Three Perfect 10’s

No, this is not an early Olympics update. But none the less, these three organizations have all earned 10’s.   Thursday,…

OVM 1.0 Register Package Released

OVM 1.0 Register Package Released

After months of field testing and several beta releases the past few years, Mentor Graphics has released the OVM 1.0…

Accellera Adopts OVM

Accellera Adopts OVM

Users Can Start Migration to OVM Today Accellera’s Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) Technical Committee (TC) co-chair issued a public status…

SystemC (IEEE Std. 1666™) Comes to YouTube

SystemC (IEEE Std. 1666™) Comes to YouTube

OSCI Expands Use of Social Media to Promote SystemC It is a challenge for the global SystemC community to participate…

Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

Debugging requires a multifaceted solution

PROLOGUE: Over the weekend, I was thinking about a recent visit I had with an advanced ASIC team manager who…