A recent announcement dealing with the relative technical and market value of Parkervision IP spurs questions about ratings scorecard. Continue reading »

Gesture-recognition technology continues to move into the main stream as Qualcomm acquires portions of GestureTek, proof of the growing importance of sensor system-based IP. Continue reading »

Recent business activities suggest that companies are taking a renewed interest in their IP treasure chests. But which IP can be sold without crippling the company? Continue reading »

We all knew it would happen. It was inevitable that FPGAs, like ASICs, would eventually move to fully embrace an IP design and verification ecosystem. Continue reading »

Many users may think that semiconductor IP is a boringly mature topic, but that view is far from reality as IP moves into new and expanding markets. Continue reading »

Engineers may be nervous about user experience (UX) based hardware design trends, but the future lies in creating devices that sense and care about their owners. Continue reading »

Verification IP blocks and verifying the functioning of IP within a SoC are two different things. The former is essential for the IP market to exist; the later for continued growth. Continue reading »

The bankrupt telecommunication company’s creditors are anxious to realize a monetary return. But why are Nortel’s wireless patents even available for auction? Shouldn't many of the over 6,000 patents already have expired? By association, what is the average length of semiconductor design or manufacturing IP patents? Continue reading »

Hard and Soft IP tagging, originally started by the now defunct VSI Alliance, is gaining renewed interest as the semiconductor and EDA markets depend more and more upon design reuse. Continue reading »