On Intellectual Property Protection Invited Paper
Edoardo Charbon, Ilhami Torunoglu · 2000
New design paradigms based on the concept of system- on-chip are gradually replacing printed circuit board centric ap- proaches. This trend is mainly due to two factors: far higher running speeds and greater miniaturization. The new paradigms will accelerate design cycles, which in turn will force designers to reuse existing and ac- quire new circuits ready to be integrated. Such acceleration will be pos- sible only if highly specialized core authors, integrators, and foundries will be able to efficiently and safely exchange and handle their intel- lectual property. The field known as intellectual property protection is aimed at limiting all violat.ions to intellectual property rights through appropriate design methodologies, tools, and infringement detection techniques. The paper surveys all published aspects of the intellectual property protection problem. in the context of concerted VSIA efforts to define new standards and protocols.