IP CoreIP核
An IP core is a reusable, pre-designed circuit block that is licensed by one company for integration into another company’s larger chip design, such as a processor, memory controller, or interface. In semiconductor documentation, it appears in IP catalogs, licensing agreements, integration guides, design reviews, and RTL deliverables where soft, firm, and hard cores are described and evaluated during design selection.
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Where this term appears
IP core appears in translation of third-party IP datasheets, license agreements, integration app notes, and SoC design specifications. Translators often encounter deliverables like RTL, encrypted netlist, GDSII, timing models, and verification testbenches. They must keep IP instance names and package names consistent across legal and technical documents for licensing reviews and tool flows.
Translation checks
A frequent mistake is expanding IP as 'internet protocol' in chip design documents, which changes the meaning entirely. Translators also sometimes translate the names of IP products or instance paths, but these identifiers must remain unchanged; otherwise licensing, integration, and tool scripts can break or become mismatched across documents.
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