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Property Specification Language (PSL) - Fundamentals

Exploring the Fundamentals and Advantages of Property Specification Language(PSL) in Modern Verification Practices!

This course, Property Specification Language (PSL) – Fundamentals, introduces the essential concepts and syntax of PSL, a powerful IEEE 1850 standard for assertion-based verification. You will explore Boolean expressions, sequential extended regular expressions (SERE), and advanced sequence composition operators. Through practical examples, the course equips you with the foundational skills needed to effectively apply PSL in real-world verification environments.
Created by EDA Academy
Last update 08/2026
Level All Level
Language English
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This offering includes

  • 8 modules
  • 35 lectures
  • Access on mobile and computer
  • Certificate of completion
  • 5.63 hours on-demand video
  • 609.6 KB downloadable content
  • 55 Quiz questions

What you'll learn

Leverage assertions and translate design specifications into assertions
Acquire PSL basic syntax and principles
Explain and demonstrate simple assertions based on boolean expressions
Describe the features of the PSL Foundation Language and show assertions using this
Explain sequences and show sequence-based assertions
Use advanced sequence composition operators and features to make sequence and property definition easier
Describe the application of PSL to sequence-based coverage

Who is this course for

Hardware design engineers seeking to improve verification efficiency.
Verification engineers interested in learning assertion-based verification.
Developers working on FPGA or ASIC verification projects.
Engineers aiming to debug complex hardware designs more effectively.
Professionals transitioning from traditional to assertion-based verification.
Verification managers seeking better test coverage techniques.
Engineers responsible for writing and maintaining design specifications.
VLSI engineers aiming to optimize simulation and formal verification processes.

Requirements

Have a foundational understanding of digital design and verification concepts.
Familiarity with hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL is recommended.
Recommended background in IC design, verification, or related fields for better comprehension of the material.
Understanding of digital logic and sequential logic design principles.

Description

Assertions are embedded pieces of code that act like observers. They can be inserted anywhere in the design code. When used in a verification environment, assertions help to identify design bugs earlier and more easily. This method is a highly efficient way to improve work productivity. Through assertions, we can capture specific design behaviors and gain detailed knowledge of how the design should operate. Assertions are crucial for increasing the observability and controllability of a design. Assertions are a language for describing design behavior. Their syntax is fundamental, requiring systematic learning to use assertion-based verification techniques effectively. Assertion-based verification provides an effective way to improve verification quality by offering better controllability and observability of design bugs. Using assertions ensures that interface designs are executed correctly. They help discover deep design bugs, identify hard-to-find corner cases. We can also analyze and improve test cases in simulation through coverage environments with assertions. Our course mainly focuses on the basic syntax of Property Specification Language (PSL). PSL is a language under the ...

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