September 1, 2008 -- The semiconductor IP market is expanding rapidly in size and importance, and is forecasted to grow two times faster than the semiconductor market as a whole over the next three years. Five forces are driving the use of third-party IP and changing the way IP providers work.
These forces — referred to as the "five Cs" — help to explain the increasing importance of third-party IP, in addition to why designers are relying on IP to help them cope with the growing complexities in their SoC designs.
By John Koeter. (Koeter is with Synopsys, Inc.)
This brief introduction has been excerpted from the original copyrighted article.
