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News Release from: Synplicity
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 October 2006
IP encryption methodology goes public
Synplicity has joined the VSI Alliance, and is donating its Open IP Encryption Methodology to the organisation.
Synplicity has joined the VSI Alliance (VSIA), the leading IP standards body for the electronics industry, and is donating its Open IP Encryption Methodology to the organisation The agreement provides VSIA with a licence to use and modify Synplicity's copyrighted Open IP Encryption specification for the purposes of creating an industry IP encryption standard
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The adoption of an IP Encryption standard is essential to FPGA and SoC design productivity", said Andy Haines, Sr Vice President of Marketing, Synplicity.
"The lack of a standard method of IP encryption impedes the development and deployment of IP, hurting designers and IP vendors and imposes a burden on EDA vendors who are left to deal with many different proprietary schemes".
"We are extremely pleased that VSIA has agreed to press forward with the standards process".
"We believe that this deal reinforces VSIA's broad efforts to increase the effectiveness of IP through standardisation".
"This donation puts Synplicity at the forefront of the effort to create open standards for IP encryption", said Kathy Werner, President of the VSIA.
"Starting the standardisation effort with an already established and recognised body of work will significantly cut down on the time spent developing the encryption standard".
VSIA believes that an IP encryption standard based on the Synplicity specification will facilitate the creation and broad distribution of IP to the benefit of all users.
Synplicity's open IP Encryption methodology is transparent to end users, so it imposes no burdens or obstacles to using the encrypted IP.
Once created, the encryption standard will ease development and integration costs throughout the design chain.
The VSIA has created the IP Encryption working group, a subgroup of the VSIA IP Protection Pillar.
The group will soon announce its first meeting to be held within the next month.
Companies who participate in the group will be able to help shape an end product that address the needs of their company while contributing to the definition of an industry standard.
This initial meeting is open to members and nonmembers.
The group will elect a chairperson and determine an initial roadmap identifying completion dates of each stage of development.
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