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Description / Abstract:
This standard describes an eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
schema1 for meta-data documenting intellectual
property (IP) used in the development, implementation, and
verification of electronic systems. This schema provides both a
standard method to document IP that is compatible with automated
integration techniques and a standard method (generators) for
linking tools into a system development framework,
enabling a more flexible, optimized development environment. Tools
compliant with this standard will be able to interpret, configure,
integrate, and manipulate IP blocks that comply with the IP
meta-data description. The standard is independent of any specific
design processes. It does not cover behavioral characteristics of
the IP that are not relevant to integration.
Purpose
This standard enables the creation and exchange of IP in a
highly automated design environment.
1Information on references can be found in Clause
2.