With the majority of chip real estate being filled with re-used IP blocks, the process of block assembly has significantly grown in importance. Marketing literature seems to suggest that assembling a chip from IP is as easy as browsing a library of blocks, assembling them in a block diagram and then pushing a button.
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Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2010
Date of Conference: 8-12 March 2010