• Discussions on OpenVera and e;
• approaches for writing constrainable random stimulus generators;
• strategies for making testbenches self-checking;
• a clear blueprint of a verification process that aims for first time success;
• recent advances in functional verification such as coverage-driven verification process;
• VHDL and Verilog language semantics;
• the semantics are presented in new verification-oriented languages
• techniques for applying stimulus and monitoring the response of a design;
• behavioral modeling using non-synthesizeable constructs and coding style;
• updated for Verilog 2001.

Contents：

About the Cover. Foreword. Preface. Why This Book Is Important. What This Book Is About. What Prior Knowledge You Should Have. Reading Paths. Choosing a Language: VHDL vs. Verilog. Hardware Verification Languages. And the Winner is... For More Information. Acknowledgements.

• 1: What is Verification? What is a Testbench? The Importance of Verification. Reconvergence Model. The Human Factor. What Is Being Verified? Functional Verification Approaches. Testing Versus Verification. Design and Verification Reuse. The Cost of Verification. Summary.
• 2: Verification Tools. Linting Tools. Simulators. Verification Intellectual Property. Waveform Viewers. Code Coverage. Functional Coverage. Verification Languages. Assertions. Revision Control. Issue Tracking. Metrics. Summary.
• 3: The Verification Plan. The Role of the Verification Plan. Levels of Verification. Verification Strategies. From Specification to Features. Directed Testbenches Approach. Coverage-Driven Random-Based Approach. Summary.
• 4: High-Level Modeling. Behavioral versus RTL Thinking. You Gotta Have Style! Structure of Behavioral Code. Data Abstraction. Object-Oriented Programming. Aspect-Oriented Programming. The Parallel Simulation Engine. Race Conditions. Verilog Portability Issues. Summary.
• 5: Stimulus and Response. Reference Signals. Simple Stimulus. Simple Output. Complex Stimulus. Bus-Functional Models. Response Monitors. Transaction-Level Interface. Summary.
• 6: Architecting Testbenches. Test Harness. VHDL Test Harness. Design Configuration. Self-Checking Testbenches. Directed Stimulus. Random Stimulus. Summary.
• 7: Simulation Management. Behavioral Models. Pass or Fail? Managing Simulations. Regression. Summary.
• APPENDIX A: Coding Guidelines. Directory Structure. General Coding Guidelines. Naming Guidelines. HDL Coding Guidelines.
• APPENDIX B: Glossary. Afterwords. Index.