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IP-XACT, also known as IEEE 1685,[1] is an XML format that defines and describes individual, re-usable electronic circuit designs (individual pieces of intellectual property, or IPs) to facilitate their use in creating integrated circuits (i.e. microchips). IP-XACT was created by the SPIRIT Consortium as a standard to enable automated configuration and integration through tools[2] and evolving into an IEEE standard.
The goals of the standard are
- to ensure delivery of compatible component descriptions, such as IPs, from multiple component vendors,
- to enable exchanging complex component libraries between electronic design automation (EDA) tools for SoC design (design environments),
- to describe configurable components using metadata, and
- to enable the provision of EDA vendor-neutral scripts for component creation and configuration (generators, configurators).
Approved as IEEE 1685-2009 on December 9, 2009, published on February 18, 2010.[3] Superseded by IEEE 1685-2014. IEEE 1685-2009 was adopted as IEC 62014-4:2015. In June 2023, the supplemental material for standard IEEE 1685-2022 IP-XACT was approved by Accellera.[4]
- ^ "IEEE Standards Association". IEEE Standards Association. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ IP-XACT Working Group
- ^ IEEE 1685-2009, ISBN 978-0-7381-6160-0
- ^ "IP-XACT". www.accellera.org. Retrieved 2023-10-27.