Sujet : Re: IP (was: DMA is obsolete)
De : tkoenig (at) *nospam* netcologne.de (Thomas Koenig)
Groupes : comp.archDate : 03. May 2025, 16:15:29
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Stefan Monnier <
monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> schrieb:
When we discuss hardware designs at this level, reusable
components that go into the system are often referred to as "IP
cores" or just "IPs". For example, a UART might be an IP.
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FWIW, I hate this terminology which comes from "intellectual
property" since it insists on the value of this only as
a bargaining/power tool rather than for what it actually performs.
It is also a bit misleading. Where I come from, "intellectual
property" refers to patents.