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SystemVerilog RTL FoundationsPublished

Packed vs Unpacked Arrays

Model a register file two ways and discover which dimension you can slice, which you can assign as a whole, and which one a synthesiser turns into memory.

Beginner~35 minSelf-checking testbench1 challenge
Concepts covered
  • Packed dimensions
  • Unpacked dimensions
  • Array slicing
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  • Self-checking testbench
  • Compiler-diagnostic evidence
  • Debugging walkthroughs
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