Silicon-IP interest aligns with the success of 

semiconductor chip companies. We are not brokers, do not re-sell IP, and are not an IP Rep firm. For each SoC project we use product specs and design team requirements to provide a best fit ranking of all available IP.  Silicon-IP is paid by the SoC company, we are not paid by IP companies so deliverables are free from conflicts of interest.  Only the IP best matched to the overall project requirements are ranked highest.

Silicon-IP is a team of experts in Foundry IP business & technical management, SoC-IP due diligence, and industry best practices for SoC-IP integration.  We augment our core team with application-specific experts to match the target market of the client's SoC.

Silicon-IP augments existing IP management teams as on-demand resources to meet peak activity levels during project planning & development cycles.  In addition, the company provides a full turn-key service to off-load IP operations from already overloaded Engineering/Operations VPs.  

Our first Exhibit booth - a rite of passage - was at the GSA Expo 2010. This was a great way to listen to many issues burdening SoC design teams. Invited papers and talks expanded our exposure.  A large part of the communications objective this year was in evangelizing a  new business model.  These links to presentations Silicon-IP Acquisition & Management & papers ARM TechCon - Chip Design Confc Paper are included for your convenience. 

SoC device specifications are built for specific markets. Projects typically go over budget because engineering teams must compensate for using general purpose IP.  However, IP providers with application expertise specific to the target markets of the SoC enhance engineering team capabilities. A documented and repeatable methodology of industry best practices is necessary to confidently find and evaluate small, but best-in-class providers or large providers with a lower total cost of ownership.