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A Guide to Understanding SystemVerilog User-Defined Types

This tutorial covers the basics of user-defined types in SystemVerilog, including the different types available, how to declare them, and how to use them in your designs.

Understanding SystemVerilog's Event Data Type

Learn about the event data type in SystemVerilog and how to use it to signal other processes or threads when a certain condition has occurred. Create a persistent triggered state using events.

Understanding the SystemVerilog String Data Type

SystemVerilog's string data type stores and manipulates text data. It supports arbitrary-length strings and built-in methods like len(), putc(), toupper(), and compare(). These simplify working with text data in SystemVerilog design.

Understanding the Chandle Data Type in SystemVerilog

Learn about the chandle data type in SystemVerilog, which is used to represent storage for pointers passed using the Direct Programming Interface (DPI). This data type is an important tool for interfacing SystemVerilog with external languages and libraries.

Real, Shortreal, and Realtime Data Types in Verilog and SystemVerilog

Learn about the real, shortreal, and realtime data types in Verilog and SystemVerilog, and how they are used to represent floating-point numbers and model time in a simulation.

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