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  • How to Use This Puzzle Bank
  • SystemVerilog Language Puzzles25
  • Difficulty Guide
  • Full Topic Map
  • Interview-Day Tips
  • Study Route: One Week Before the Interview
  • Study Route: Two Weeks
  • Study Route: Four Weeks (Full Course)4
  • OOP & Testbench Puzzles25
  • Concurrency & Timing Puzzles25
  • Randomization & Constraint Puzzles25
  • SVA Assertion Puzzles25
  • Functional Coverage Puzzles25
    • Covergroup and Coverpoint Puzzles
    • Cross Coverage Puzzles
      • Named cross bins that group tuples
      • Pure auto cross count
      • Explicit ignore_bins instead of a default catch-all
      • intersect filter removes one tuple
      • illegal cross tuple does not close coverage
      • Three-way cross with overlapping ignore_bins
    • Coverage Options Puzzles
    • Coverage Closure and Sampling Timing Puzzles
    • Functional Coverage Puzzles: Tricky Q&A
  • Logic & Aptitude Puzzles25
  • Scenario & Debug Puzzles25
  • UVM Testbench Puzzles25
  • Clock, Reset & CDC Puzzles25
  • Bus and Interface Protocol Puzzles25
  • Interview Prep: Puzzle Rounds7
  • DV Puzzle Cheatsheet
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  1. Topics
  2. DV Interview Puzzles
  3. Functional Coverage Puzzles
  4. Cross Coverage Puzzles
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    Cross Coverage Puzzles

    Derive scored cross bin counts precisely, especially when default ignores, binsof/intersect filters, and illegal tuples alter denominator math.

    • 6topics
    • 6lessons

    Topics in this section

    1. 1Named cross bins that group tuples1 lesson
    2. 2Pure auto cross count1 lesson
    3. 3Explicit ignore_bins instead of a default catch-all1 lesson
    4. 4intersect filter removes one tuple1 lesson
    5. 5illegal cross tuple does not close coverage1 lesson
    6. 6Three-way cross with overlapping ignore_bins1 lesson

    About this puzzle set

    Derive scored cross bin counts precisely, especially when default ignores, binsof/intersect filters, and illegal tuples alter denominator math.

    Puzzles in this topic

    Diagram
    1. Named cross bins that group tuples  [Medium]
    2. Pure auto cross count  [Easy]
    3. Explicit ignore_bins instead of a default catch-all  [Medium]
    4. intersect filter removes one tuple  [Medium]
    5. illegal cross tuple does not close coverage  [Medium]
    6. Three-way cross with overlapping ignore_bins  [Medium]

    Work each puzzle before reading the solution: predict the exact output or answer, name the rule that governs it, then check yourself.

    Related topics

    • Functional Coverage Puzzles section

    • VLSI DV Interview Puzzles hub

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    • Covergroup and Coverpoint Puzzles
    • Coverage Options Puzzles
    • Coverage Closure and Sampling Timing Puzzles