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What does Z in Verilog stand for?

I've recently found a code like this in a Verilog code that I'm referring to write finite state machine.

reg [15:0]Bus;
Bus = 'bzzzzzzzzzzzz1111;

What is the meaning of z here?

Solution

  • From the IEEE Std 1800-2012, section "6.3.1 Logic values":

    z—represents a high-impedance state

    The SystemVerilog value set consists of the following four basic values:

0—represents a logic zero or a false condition
1—represents a logic one or a true condition
x—represents an unknown logic value
z—represents a high-impedance state

The values 0 and 1 are logical complements of one another.