---
_id: '39421'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: We present a rigorous but transparent semantics definition of SystemC that
    covers method, thread, and clocked thread behavior as well as their interaction
    with the simulation kernel process. The semantics includes watching statements,
    signal assignment, and wait statements as they are introduced in SystemC V1.O.
    We present our definition in form of distributed Abstract State Machines (ASMs)
    rules reflecting the view given in the SystemC User's Manual and the reference
    implementation. We mainly see our formal semantics as a concise, unambiguous,
    high-level specification for SystemC-based implementations and for standardization.
    Additionally, it can be used as a sound basis to investigate SystemC interoperability
    with Verilog and VHDL.
author:
- first_name: Wolfgang
  full_name: Müller, Wolfgang
  id: '16243'
  last_name: Müller
- first_name: Jürgen
  full_name: Ruf, Jürgen
  last_name: Ruf
- first_name: D. W.
  full_name: Hoffmann, D. W.
  last_name: Hoffmann
- first_name: Joachim
  full_name: Gerlach, Joachim
  last_name: Gerlach
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Kropf, Thomas
  last_name: Kropf
- first_name: W.
  full_name: Rosenstiehl, W.
  last_name: Rosenstiehl
citation:
  ama: 'Müller W, Ruf J, Hoffmann DW, Gerlach J, Kropf T, Rosenstiehl W. The Simulation
    Semantics of SystemC. In: <i>Proceedings of the Design, Automation, and Test in
    Europe (DATE’01)</i>. IEEE; 2001. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>'
  apa: Müller, W., Ruf, J., Hoffmann, D. W., Gerlach, J., Kropf, T., &#38; Rosenstiehl,
    W. (2001). The Simulation Semantics of SystemC. <i>Proceedings of the Design,
    Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01)</i>.  Proceedings Design, Automation
    and Test in Europe. Conference and Exhibition 2001. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Müller_Ruf_Hoffmann_Gerlach_Kropf_Rosenstiehl_2001, place={Munich,
    Germany }, title={The Simulation Semantics of SystemC}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>},
    booktitle={Proceedings of the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01)},
    publisher={IEEE}, author={Müller, Wolfgang and Ruf, Jürgen and Hoffmann, D. W.
    and Gerlach, Joachim and Kropf, Thomas and Rosenstiehl, W.}, year={2001} }'
  chicago: 'Müller, Wolfgang, Jürgen Ruf, D. W. Hoffmann, Joachim Gerlach, Thomas
    Kropf, and W. Rosenstiehl. “The Simulation Semantics of SystemC.” In <i>Proceedings
    of the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01)</i>. Munich, Germany :
    IEEE, 2001. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>.'
  ieee: 'W. Müller, J. Ruf, D. W. Hoffmann, J. Gerlach, T. Kropf, and W. Rosenstiehl,
    “The Simulation Semantics of SystemC,” presented at the  Proceedings Design, Automation
    and Test in Europe. Conference and Exhibition 2001, 2001, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>.'
  mla: Müller, Wolfgang, et al. “The Simulation Semantics of SystemC.” <i>Proceedings
    of the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01)</i>, IEEE, 2001, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1109/DATE.2001.915002">10.1109/DATE.2001.915002</a>.
  short: 'W. Müller, J. Ruf, D.W. Hoffmann, J. Gerlach, T. Kropf, W. Rosenstiehl,
    in: Proceedings of the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01), IEEE,
    Munich, Germany , 2001.'
conference:
  name: ' Proceedings Design, Automation and Test in Europe. Conference and Exhibition
    2001'
date_created: 2023-01-24T10:39:33Z
date_updated: 2023-01-24T10:39:38Z
department:
- _id: '672'
doi: 10.1109/DATE.2001.915002
keyword:
- Yarn
- Formal verification
- Kernel
- Hardware design languages
- Electronic design automation and methodology
- Algebra
- Computational modeling
- Logic functions
- Computer languages
- Clocks
language:
- iso: eng
place: 'Munich, Germany '
publication: Proceedings of the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE’01)
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 0-7695-0993-2
publisher: IEEE
status: public
title: The Simulation Semantics of SystemC
type: conference
user_id: '5786'
year: '2001'
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