Chip lifecycle / Functions

Chip Lifecycle Functions

The functions that take a chip or an IP block from specification to production, each broken into its sub-functions: what each takes in and produces, the tool categories, methods and public standards it uses, the roles that do it, common pitfalls, and how its work matures from 0.0 to sign-off.

Architecture

Architecture and specification →Turns market and customer needs into a specification other functions can build from: the features, interfaces, performance, power and area targets, the split between hardware and software, and the partitioning into blocks. For an IP block the same work defines the block's interfaces and the configuration options an integrator can choose.Soft IP and SoC lifecycles · 9 sub-functions · receives 11, hands off 18

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Every function, by group (21)

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Business (1)

Product management

Architecture (1)

Architecture and specification

Pre-silicon platforms (4)

IP delivery (2)

Design (3)

Verification (2)

Implementation (2)

Software (1)

Firmware and software

Silicon, packaging and manufacturing (5)