Getting the System Verilog Case Statement Right
Writing clean code often starts with how you handle the system verilog case statement in your design. If you've spent any time debugging RTL, you know that logic branching is where most of the "weird" bugs hide. You think you've covered every possible state in your finite state machine, but then a latch appears out of nowhere, or a simulation mismatch leaves you scratching your head at 2 AM. SystemVerilog improved a lot on the old Verilog standards, but it also added some nuances that can bite you if you aren't careful. ...