Using SPIRIT Cores in SonicsStudio

We describe a flow for interchanging design components between different SOC design environments and SOC design tools that utilizes the SPIRIT Consortium's IP-XACT format as the exchange medium. The flow allows cores from other design environments to be imported into the SonicsStudio and to be assembled into a design with the Sonics SMART Interconnect products. The configured design and Sonics components can then be exported into other design environments