What an IP release package contains

1. RTL or netlist

   Every block

   The design itself. The SoC team instantiates it, connects it and builds it into the chip with its own tools.

   Typically includes

   • Synthesisable RTL for a soft block, or a gate-level netlist where source is not licensed
   • File list and compile order
   • Parameter and configuration settings for each supported configuration
   • Encryption keys or tool settings when the source is delivered encrypted

   Used by

   • IP integration
   • RTL design

   Gates

   • IP RTL freeze
   • IP release

   Disciplines

   • IP RTL design

   Hand-offs

   • IP quality and release to IP integration
   • IP design to IP integration

   Work products

   • IP RTL source
   • Gate-level netlist

   When it is delivered and how it matures: Design source or netlist on the deliverables timeline

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