Formal Semantics for VHDL

It is recognized that formal design and verification methods are an important requirement for the attainment of high quality system designs. The field has evolved enormously during the last few years, resulting in the fact that formal design and verification methods are nowadays supported by several tools, both commercial and academic.
If different tools and users are to generate and read the same language then it is necessary that the same semantics is assigned by them to all constructs a...