William Moore, Paradigm Works
When silicon project documentation is incorrect or misunderstood, costly hardware bugs can escape into production. In the software realm, Agile methodologies such as Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and the Gherkin language emerged to ensure code behavior matches the documented intent. Bathtub is a new library written completely in SystemVerilog which enables silicon design and verification teams to realize the benefits of BDD and Gherkin to facilitate collaboration and generate true living documentation—executable specifications that are always accurate, accessible, and up-to-date. This paper describes BDD, Gherkin, and Bathtub, and shares findings from their use in a silicon project.
