Wireless based intellectual property protection technique for SRAM based FPGA IP cores

Abstract

The advancement of processing technology has led to a rapid increase in the integrated circuit design complexity The design complexity has risen to such enormous measures that it is no longer possible to keep up with the productivity demands if all the parts of a design must be developed from the scratch A popular solution to close this so called productivity gap is to reuse design components that are available in house or that have been acquired from other companies These ready to use design components also known as the Intellectual Property IP cores has created a very lucrative and flourishing market which is very likely to continue its current path into the near future The advantages of reuse based design methodologies are enormous that is they offer modular concept reduce system design complexity and provide fast development cycle time Without reuse the electronic industry would not be able to keep on with the challenges of delivering the better faster and cheaper devices that consumers expect