IEEE 1364-2005
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IEEE Standard for Verilog Hardware Description Language
19-10-2021
English
07-04-2006
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1 Overview
1.1 Scope
1.2 Conventions used in this standard
1.3 Syntactic description
1.4 Use of color in this standard
1.5 Contents of this standard
1.6 Deprecated clauses
1.7 Header file listings
1.8 Examples
1.9 Prerequisites
2 Normative references
3 Lexical conventions
3.1 Lexical tokens
3.2 White space
3.3 Comments
3.4 Operators
3.5 Numbers
3.6 Strings
3.7 Identifiers, keywords, and system names
3.8 Attributes
4 Data types
4.1 Value set
4.2 Nets and variables
4.3 Vectors
4.4 Strengths
4.5 Implicit declarations
4.6 Net types
4.7 Regs
4.8 Integers, reals, times, and realtimes
4.9 Arrays
4.10 Parameters
4.11 Name spaces
5 Expressions
5.1 Operators
5.2 Operands
5.3 Minimum, typical, and maximum delay expressions
5.4 Expression bit lengths
5.5 Signed expressions
5.6 Assignments and truncation
6 Assignments
6.1 Continuous assignments
6.2 Procedural assignments
7 Gate- and switch-level modeling
7.1 Gate and switch declaration syntax
7.2 and, nand, nor, or, xor, and xnor gates
7.3 buf and not gates
7.4 bufif1, bufif0, notif1, and notif0 gates
7.5 MOS switches
7.6 Bidirectional pass switches
7.7 CMOS switches
7.8 pullup and pulldown sources
7.9 Logic strength modeling
7.10 Strengths and values of combined signals
7.11 Strength reduction by nonresistive devices
7.12 Strength reduction by resistive devices
7.13 Strengths of net types
7.14 Gate and net delays
8 User-defined primitives (UDPs)
8.1 UDP definition
8.2 Combinational UDPs
8.3 Level-sensitive sequential UDPs
8.4 Edge-sensitive sequential UDPs
8.5 Sequential UDP initialization
8.6 UDP instances
8.7 Mixing level-sensitive and edge-sensitive descriptions
8.8 Level-sensitive dominance
9 Behavioral modeling
9.1 Behavioral model overview
9.2 Procedural assignments
9.3 Procedural continuous assignments
9.4 Conditional statement
9.5 Case statement
9.6 Looping statements
9.7 Procedural timing controls
9.8 Block statements
9.9 Structured procedures
10 Tasks and functions
10.1 Distinctions between tasks and functions
10.2 Tasks and task enabling
10.3 Disabling of named blocks and tasks
10.4 Functions and function calling
11 Scheduling semantics
11.1 Execution of a model
11.2 Event simulation
11.3 The stratified event queue
11.4 Verilog simulation reference model
11.5 Race conditions
11.6 Scheduling implication of assignments
12 Hierarchical structures
12.1 Modules
12.2 Overriding module parameter values
12.3 Ports
12.4 Generate constructs
12.5 Hierarchical names
12.6 Upwards name referencing
12.7 Scope rules
12.8 Elaboration
13 Configuring the contents of a design
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Libraries
13.3 Configurations
13.4 Using libraries and configs
13.5 Configuration examples
13.6 Displaying library binding information
13.7 Library mapping examples
14 Specify blocks
14.1 Specify block declaration
14.2 Module path declarations
14.3 Assigning delays to module paths
14.4 Mixing module path delays and distributed delays
14.5 Driving wired logic
14.6 Detailed control of pulse filtering behavior
15 Timing checks
15.1 Overview
15.2 Timing checks using a stability window
15.3 Timing checks for clock and control signals
15.4 Edge-control specifiers
15.5 Notifiers: user-defined responses to timing violations
15.6 Enabling timing checks with conditioned events
15.7 Vector signals in timing checks
15.8 Negative timing checks
16 Backannotation using the standard delay format (SDF)
16.1 The SDF annotator
16.2 Mapping of SDF constructs to Verilog
16.3 Multiple annotations
16.4 Multiple SDF files
16.5 Pulse limit annotation
16.6 SDF to Verilog delay value mapping
17 System tasks and functions
17.1 Display system tasks
17.2 File input-output system tasks and functions
17.3 Timescale system tasks
17.4 Simulation control system tasks
17.5 Programmable logic array (PLA) modeling system tasks
17.6 Stochastic analysis tasks
17.7 Simulation time system functions
17.8 Conversion functions
17.9 Probabilistic distribution functions
17.10 Command line input
17.11 Math functions
18 Value change dump (VCD) files
18.1 Creating four-state VCD file
18.2 Format of four-state VCD file
18.3 Creating extended VCD file
18.4 Format of extended VCD file
19 Compiler directives
19.1 `celldefine and `endcelldefine
19.2 `default_nettype
19.3 `define and `undef
19.4 `ifdef, `else, `elsif, `endif, `ifndef
19.5 `include
19.6 `resetall
19.7 `line
19.8 `timescale
19.9 `unconnected_drive and `nounconnected_drive
19.10 `pragma
19.11 `begin_keywords, `end_keywords
20 Programming language interface (PLI) overview
20.1 PLI purpose and history
20.2 User-defined system task/function names
20.3 User-defined system task/function types
20.4 Overriding built-in system task/function names
20.5 User-supplied PLI applications
20.6 PLI mechanism
20.7 User-defined system task/function arguments
20.8 PLI include files
21 PLI TF and ACC interface mechanism (deprecated)
22 Using ACC routines (deprecated)
23 ACC routine definitions (deprecated)
24 Using TF routines (deprecated)
25 TF routine definitions (deprecated)
26 Using Verilog procedural interface (VPI) routines
26.1 VPI system tasks and functions
26.2 VPI mechanism
26.3 VPI object classifications
26.4 List of VPI routines by functional category
26.5 Key to data model diagrams
26.6 Object data model diagrams
27 VPI routine definitions
27.1 vpi_chk_error()
27.2 vpi_compare_objects()
27.3 vpi_control()
27.4 vpi_flush()
27.5 vpi_free_object()
27.6 vpi_get()
27.7 vpi_get_cb_info()
27.8 vpi_get_data()
27.9 vpi_get_delays()
27.10 vpi_get_str()
27.11 vpi_get_systf_info()
27.12 vpi_get_time()
27.13 vpi_get_userdata()
27.14 vpi_get_value()
27.15 vpi_get_vlog_info()
27.16 vpi_handle()
27.17 vpi_handle_by_index()
27.18 vpi_handle_by_multi_index()
27.19 vpi_handle_by_name()
27.20 vpi_handle_multi()
27.21 vpi_iterate()
27.22 vpi_mcd_close()
27.23 vpi_mcd_flush()
27.24 vpi_mcd_name()
27.25 vpi_mcd_open()
27.26 vpi_mcd_printf()
27.27 vpi_mcd_vprintf()
27.28 vpi_printf()
27.29 vpi_put_data()
27.30 vpi_put_delays()
27.31 vpi_put_userdata()
27.32 vpi_put_value()
27.33 vpi_register_cb()
27.34 vpi_register_systf()
27.35 vpi_remove_cb()
27.36 vpi_scan()
27.37 vpi_vprintf()
28 Protected envelopes
28.1 General
28.2 Processing protected envelopes
28.3 Protect pragma directives
28.4 Protect pragma keywords
Annex A (normative) Formal syntax definition
A.1 Source text
A.2 Declarations
A.3 Primitive instances
A.4 Module instantiation and generate construct
A.5 UDP declaration and instantiation
A.6 Behavioral statements
A.7 Specify section
A.8 Expressions
A.9 General
Annex B (normative) List of keywords
Annex C (informative) System tasks and functions
C.1 $countdrivers
C.2 $getpattern
C.3 $input
C.4 $key and $nokey
C.5 $list
C.6 $log and $nolog
C.7 $reset, $reset_count, and $reset_value
C.8 $save, $restart, and $incsave
C.9 $scale
C.10 $scope
C.11 $showscopes
C.12 $showvars
C.13 $sreadmemb and $sreadmemh
Annex D (informative) Compiler directives
D.1 `default_decay_time
D.2 `default_trireg_strength
D.3 `delay_mode_distributed
D.4 `delay_mode_path
D.5 `delay_mode_unit
D.6 `delay_mode_zero
Annex E (normative) acc_user.h (deprecated)
Annex F (normative) veriuser.h (deprecated)
Annex G (normative) vpi_user.h
Annex H (informative) Encryption/decryption flow
H.1 Tool vendor secret key encryption system
H.2 IP author secret key encryption system
H.3 Digital envelopes
Annex I (informative) Bibliography
Index
Verilog is a hardware description language (HDL) that was standardized as IEEE Std 1364™-1995 and first revised as IEEE Std 1364-2001.
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Design Automation
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes IEEE DRAFT 1364. (04/2006)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
978-0-7381-4851-9
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| Pages |
590
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| PublisherName |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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| Status |
Superseded
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