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IP transaction-level model

A fast, transaction-level model of an IP block, used in system models and virtual platforms before RTL is ready.

Model Work product in the SoC and full-chip lifecycle and the Soft IP lifecycle

Why it exists and what it decides

It lets system architects and software teams use an IP block in models and virtual platforms long before its RTL exists. System models that guess the block's behaviour hold back software that depends on it until hardware arrives.

Decisions it informs

Whether the IP fits the SoC architecture's performance needs
Whether the virtual platform can include the block for early software
Whether the model is accurate enough for performance studies

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