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always_comb begin next = state; case (state) IDLE: if (cpu_req) next = TAG_CHECK; TAG_CHECK: if (hit) next = HIT_FILL; else next = MISS_REFILL; ... endcase end // Implement LRU replacement, write-back vs write-through endmodule | Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | Verilator | Fast simulation + linting | | Yosys | Synthesis to generic netlist | | OpenSTA | Static timing analysis | | GTKWave | Waveform viewing | | SymbiYosys | Formal verification (SVA) |
// Stage 2: Decode & Register Read (combinational) wire [4:0] rs1 = IF_ID_instr[19:15]; wire [4:0] rs2 = IF_ID_instr[24:20]; wire [31:0] reg_data1 = regfile[rs1]; wire [31:0] reg_data2 = regfile[rs2]; Advanced Chip Design- Practical Examples In Verilog
// Tag SRAM, Data SRAM, LRU bits reg [19:0] tag [0:WAYS-1][0:LINE_SIZE-1]; reg [255:0] data [0:WAYS-1][0:LINE_SIZE-1]; always_comb begin next = state; case (state) IDLE:
always @(posedge clk_dst or negedge rst_n) begin if (!rst_n) sync, meta <= 2'b00; else sync, meta <= meta, sig_src; end output reg q )
wire [3:0] wgray = wptr ^ (wptr >> 1); wire [3:0] rgray = rptr ^ (rptr >> 1);
assign sig_dst = sync; endmodule module async_fifo #(DEPTH=8, WIDTH=16) ( input wclk, rclk, wrst_n, rrst_n, input wr_en, rd_en, input [WIDTH-1:0] wdata, output [WIDTH-1:0] rdata, output full, empty ); reg [WIDTH-1:0] mem [0:DEPTH-1]; reg [$clog2(DEPTH):0] wptr, rptr; // Gray coded
Gray code pointers, full/empty detection, metastability hardening. 5. Low-Power Design Techniques Clock Gating (Integrated with synthesis) module clock_gated_reg ( input clk, en, d, output reg q ); wire gated_clk; assign gated_clk = clk & en; // NOT for FPGA (glitchy) // Better: use latch-based AND gate reg en_latch; always @(clk or en) if (!clk) en_latch = en; assign gated_clk = clk & en_latch;