What is the difference between FSDB and VCD files?

Could someone please tell me what is the difference between FSDB and VCD files. They are
used to acuire simulation data and an FSDB file requires less data base compared to a VCD
file. That much i understood, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of going for
an FSDB or VCD format.

Thanks in advance,
Sishir


Hi ,
The VCD format of dumping is a standard format of signal value dumping which is accepted by all EDA
simulation tools & EDA postprocessing tools .If you are running big simulations & need to dump the
signals the file size of VCD will be large .Where as fsdb format of dumping is used in debussy only & the
file size will be less, approx less by 10 times .
So if you have debussy tool go for fsdb dumping otherwise go for vcd .

Regards
Chandhramohan