Ashok Mehta has worked in the CPU/SoC design and verification field for over 30 years at DEC, DG, INTEL, APPLIED MICRO (AMCC) and TSMC. Ashok is the author of the latest book on SystemVerilog "Introduction to SystemVerilog" - Springer 2022. It covers the entire language except for PLI/DPI. Ashok is author of the popular book “SystemVerilog Assertions and Functional Coverage: A guide to language, methodology and applications - Third Edition”. Springer 2020 Also, author of popular book "ASIC/SoC Functional Design Verification: A comprehensive guide to technologies and methodologies". Springer 2017 Ashok holds 21 Granted U.S. Patents in the field of SoC and 3D-IC design verification.