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Modelling Zero-Delay Components

For correct behaviour of synchronous edge-triggered hardware, the progagation delay of D-types must be greater than their hold time.

Question : How can we ensuse this in a technology-neutral model that does not have any specific numerical delays ?

Answer: Hardware simulators commonly support the compute/commit or `signal' paradigm for non-blocking updates.

Two examples:

  reg A, B;
  always @(posedge ck) begin
         A <= B;
         B <= A;
         end
  // Separate example
  reg zz;
  reg [2:0] q;
  always @(posedge ck) begin
    zz <= ~zz;
    if (zz) q <= q + 3'd1;
    // Prev line sees old zz 
    end


(C) 2008-10, DJ Greaves, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory.