Timeout
A time limit after which a hung tool or simulation is stopped and reported.
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Transaction
An object describing one operation, such as a bus write, independent of pin timing.
Open reference →Two-state type
A type whose bits hold only 0 or 1, such as bit, int or byte.
Open reference →Umask
A mask that removes permissions from new files and directories.
Open reference →Unpacked array
An array whose dimensions are declared after the name, holding separate elements.
Open reference →User space
Programs outside the kernel that request operating-system services.
Open reference →Virtual interface
A handle to an interface instance, used by classes to reach DUT signals.
Open reference →Virtual method
A method whose body is selected at run time by the object type, not the handle type.
Open reference →Wait status
The raw value Perl stores in $? after system; the exit code is $? >> 8 and the low bits report a killing signal.
Open reference →Waiver
A reviewed, narrowly matched exception that allows a known warning while any new warning still fails the check.
Open reference →Worst negative slack
The most negative slack among all timing paths; a negative value means a constraint is violated.
Open reference →argparse
The Python standard-library module that parses command-line options and generates help text.
Open reference →getopts
A Bash built-in that parses short command-line options such as -t top -s seed.
Open reference →pathlib
The Python standard-library module that represents file-system paths as objects.
Open reference →setenv
The csh command that sets an environment variable, inherited by tools started from the shell; set creates a shell-only variable.
Open reference →systemd unit
A systemd configuration object such as a service or timer.
Open reference →SystemVerilog Language – Data Types
Week 5, Day 21: SV datatype exercise set
Open reference →SystemVerilog Language – Collections
Week 5, Day 22: SV collections utility
Open reference →SystemVerilog OOP I
Week 5, Day 23: OOP transaction library
Open reference →SystemVerilog OOP II
Week 5, Day 24: Advanced OOP class hierarchy
Open reference →Build on what you find
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