Dynamic schema-based silicon IP analysis, qualification, data exchange, and integration

• US 20070185898A1
• Filed: 02/08/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Salehi, Azadeh, Hekmatpour, Amir
• Granted Patent: US 7,571,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/30 Circuit design

Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for dynamic schema-based silicon IP analysis, qualification, data exchange, and integration are disclosed. Embodiments include determining a new resident schema associated with a function of a silicon IP design system that is different than a previous resident schema associated with a current view. Embodiments further include analyzing components of the new resident schema and parsing the current view and repository or IP database based on the new resident schema to extract pertinent data from the current view and the database and generating a new view by mapping the extracted data to the new resident schema where the new view includes viewable data associated with the function. Further embodiments may include presenting the generated new view to a user or storing the viewable data in a database. The new resident schema may be described in an XML or other appropriate schema language and notations.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically adjusting system features based on a schema, the method comprising:

determining a new resident schema associated with a function of a silicon IP design system, the new resident schema being different than a previous resident schema associated with a current view;

analyzing components of the new resident schema;

parsing the current view based on the new resident schema to extract data from the current view; and

generating a new view by mapping the extracted data to the new resident schema, the new view comprising viewable data associated with the function of the design system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the design system function.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising after generating the new view, configuring and presenting the generated new view to a user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising after generating the new view, storing the viewable data in a database.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the viewable data to a different schema.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the function of the silicon IP design system is one or more of a submit IP function, an IP search function, an IP qualify function, an IP quality standard function, or a vendor evaluation function.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the new resident schema is an XML schema.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing components of the new resident schema comprises parsing and classifying schema components based on an IP schema knowledge base.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the new view based on the new resident schema comprises:

initializing and configuring the new view based on the new resident schema;

calling regeneration and integrity checking functions for the new view; and

instantiating the new view.

10. A machine-accessible medium containing instructions effective, when executing in a data processing system, to cause said data processing system to perform operations comprising:

determining a new resident schema associated with a function of a silicon IP design system, the new resident schema being different than a previous resident schema associated with a current view;

analyzing components of the new resident schema;

parsing the current view based on the new resident schema to extract data from the current view; and

generating a new view by mapping the extracted data to the new resident schema, the new view comprising viewable data associated with the function of the design system.

11. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, further comprising performing the design system function.

12. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, further comprising after generating the new view, configuring and presenting the generated new view to a user.

13. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, further comprising after generating the new view, storing the viewable data in a database.

14. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, further comprising configuring the viewable data to a different schema.

15. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, wherein the function of the silicon IP design system is one or more of a submit IP function, an IP search function, an IP qualify function, an IP quality standard function, or a vendor evaluation function.

16. The machine-accessible medium of claim 10, wherein generating the new view based on the new resident schema comprises:

initializing and configuring the new view based on the new resident schema;

calling regeneration and integrity checking functions for the new view; and

instantiating the new view.

17. A schema-based IP management module system, the system comprising:

a management module user interface to receive inputs from a user and to display generated views to a user;

a silicon IP database interface to transmit and receive information from a silicon IP database based on a schema;

one or more functional modules in communication with the silicon IP database interface, the one or more functional modules being adapted to perform a function associated with an IP; and

a schema manager in communication with the one or more functional modules and the silicon IP database interface, the schema manager being adapted to collaborate with one of the functional modules to analyze a schema, parse a current view based on the schema, and to generate a new view by mapping data from the current view to the new schema.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a silicon IP database in communication with the schema-based IP management module system, the silicon IP database being adapted to store one or more of IPs, schemas, or extracted data.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more functional modules include one or more of an IP submit module, an IP search module, an IP qualify module, an IP quality module, or a vendor evaluation module.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the schema manager executes at least in part on a client computer system.