system-verilog Getting started with system-verilog Installation or Setup

Example

In order to compile and run SystemVerilog code a tool called a simulator is needed. Most commonly, commercial tools from one of the Big Three EDA companies is used:

• Cadence Incisive
• Mentor Graphics QuestaSim
• Synopsys VCS

Other EDA vendors also provide simulators:

• Aldec Riviera-PRO
• Xilinx Vivado

Free and open source tools also exist, that support different subsets of the LRM:

• Verilator