x = 16'0xBEEF y = 200'0x0 z = 16'0xCAFE zero_extend(z) = 32'0xCAFE q = 72'0xABFEEDDEADBEEFCAFE k = 8'0xFF k + k = 8'0xFE 0xFF + 1 = 8'0x0 0xFF + 2 = 8'0x1 0xFF + 3 = 8'0x2