Projected growth in the third-party semiconductor intellectual-property (IP) market through 2017 may affect the direction and evolution of subsystem designs. Continue reading »

Intel reveals key pieces of its SOC realization strategy with the announcement of a new on-chip interconnect fabric and a growing collection of IP. Should ARM be worried? Continue reading »

Here are the essential opening remarks from the DAC Pavilion presentation on the development and integration of IP, delivered by Chipestimate’s General Manager, Adam Traidman. In Part II, noted panels from GlobalFoundries, IDT and the legal community will explore the technical, business, and legal challenges of cross-regional IP sourcing and associated worldwide business integrity challenges. Continue reading »