Assertion Methodology -- Specifying RTL Properties -- PLI-Based Assertions -- Functional Coverage -- Assertion Patterns -- Assertion Cookbook -- Specifying Correct Behavior.Chapter 3 Specifying RTL Properties 61 3. 1 Definitions and concepts 62 62 3. 1. 1 Property 3. 1. 2 Events 65 3. 2 Property classification 65 Safety versus liveness 66 3. 2. 1 3. 2. 2 Constraint versus assertion 67 3. 2. 3 D…