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It's "IP" (intellectual property) because it's something the company designed, and it's a "core" because it's a circuit that performs a computation. I don't re
by Cyph0n 10y ago
It's "IP" (intellectual property) because it's something the company designed, and it's a "core" because it's a circuit that performs a computation.
I don't really see how it's comparable to the linked example.
- amelius 10y ago> It's "IP" (intellectual property) because it's something the company designed, and it's a "core" because it's a circuit that performs a computation. The same can be said for software.
- Cyph0n 10y agoAnd your point is?
- amelius 10y agoThat the term "IP core" is not sufficiently narrow.
- Cyph0n 10y agoProbably not, but this whole discussion is about a technical term whose origin does not reflect its usage or nature. To me, "IP core" reflects the nature of HDL libraries quite well, and is not at all similar to how the term "dynamic programming" was coined.
- amelius 10y agoOk, fair enough, but the term is still bad :)