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News Release from: MatrixOne
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2005
IP management technology wins US patent
The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded MatrixOne a patent for a system for managing reusable components, commonly referred to as IP or virtual components in the electronics industry.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded MatrixOne a patent for a system for managing reusable components, commonly referred to as IP (intellectual property) or virtual components in the electronics industry The patent defines a comprehensive software application that provides a secure, high performance distributed library for cataloguing, distributing, tracking, reporting and managing IP
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This enables effective design reuse and the use of commercial components to meet the needs of increasing design complexity and faster time-to-market in advanced semiconductor design.
The new MatrixOne patent defines an innovative system that includes a master IP database and an IP catalogue.
In addition, the patent defines: how this system can be securely deployed and accessed across both private and public networks; capabilities for IP registration that will enable IP to be catalogued and evaluated according to defined reuse standards; the IP selection capabilities that enable designers to locate IP that meets their needs and populate the work area within their EDA design environment; the IP modification capabilities necessary to report, track and resolve errors or issues found in IP; and the processes and capabilities that are used to manage the IP catalogue, release and versions within the IP database and administer secure access.
"This comprehensive patent demonstrates our commitment to helping create the innovations that can solve the increasing complex product development problems faced by the global electronics industry", said John Fleming, Senior Vice President and General Manager of MatrixOne's Electronic Business Unit.
"Our semiconductor customers include leading large IDMs, fabless companies, IP design houses, fabs and foundries".
"They are all looking for innovative ways to compress development cycles, improve quality and lower costs".
"This patent, and the commercial solutions we have developed based on it, are enabling them to achieve these results".
MatrixOne has developed several commercial solutions for the semiconductor industry based on this patent, including MatrixOne's Synchronicity Publisher Suite with IP Gear.
Several MatrixOne customers, including some of the world's leading semiconductor companies, use IP Gear to implement effective design reuse programmes that meet the demands caused by ever-shortening cycles and increasing chip complexity.
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