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IP specification

The document that defines what an IP block does: its features, interfaces, registers, configurations and targets.

Specification Work product in the Soft IP lifecycle

Why it exists and what it decides

It defines what the IP does, so design, verification and SoC teams work to one description. Features drift during design when it is not frozen, verification has no fixed reference and SoC teams cannot plan integration.

Decisions it informs

Which features and configurations the IP supports
Which registers and interfaces the IP provides
Which performance, power and area targets it must meet

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