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UVM consists of a defined methodology in terms of architecting testbenches and test cases and also comes with a library of classes that helps in building efficient constrained random testbenches easily.

Some of the advantages and focus of the methodology include following:

1- Modularity and Reusability – The methodology is designed as modular components (Driver, Sequencer, Agents , env etc) which enables reusing components across unit level to multi-unit or chip level verification as well as across projects.

2- Separating Tests from Testbenches – Tests in terms of stimulus/sequencers are kept separate from the actual testbench hierarchy and hence there can be reuse of stimulus across different units or across projects

3- Simulator independent – The base class library and the methodology is supported by all simulators and hence there is no dependence on any specific simulator

4- Sequence methodology gives good control on stimulus generation. There are several ways in which sequences can be developed which includes randomization, layered sequences, virtual sequences etc which provides a good control and rich stimulus generation capability.

5- Config mechanisms simplify configuration of objects with deep hierarchy. The configuration mechanism helps in easily configuring different testbench components based on which verification environment uses it and without worrying about how deep any component is in testbench hierarchy

6- Factory mechanisms simplifies modification of components easily. Creating each components using factory enables them to be overridden in different tests or environments without changing underlying code base.

(Author: Dang Tuong Duong)