The case for developing or licensing an IP block: who will use it, what it is worth, and what it costs to build and support.
Agreement or business case Work product in the Soft IP lifecycle
It justifies the investment in an IP block before development or licensing starts, so blocks are built for SoCs that will use them, support costs over the life of the IP are planned and make or buy choices rest on more than habit.
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