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Synplicity, a provider of FPGA synthesis tools, is unveiling an open encryption methodology for silicon intellectual property, allowing IP providers to build a single encryption for multiple tools from different vendors. Currently, no standard exists to encrypt and decrypt design tools from multiple vendors. The absence of a standard makes encryption inconsistent and unorganized. Because of this, most IP end up is unencrypted. The Synplicity standard supports both ASIC flows and various FPGA design flows. Synplicity believes that its method would lessen the work required for vendors to support IP flows. It would also be easier for the user since the method for accessing IP is made simpler. The proposed standard, however, will need the support of IP and EDA vendors in order to be successfully implemented. It is set to discuss details of the proposal with vendors, including ARM, Cadence, Lattice, VSI Alliace, and Xilinx. Vendors feel that there is a need for such a standard, which will be significant for emerging markets and smaller design vendors. The Synplicity methodology is also said to combine the best of symmetric and asymmetric encryption. With the proposed standard, symmetric encryption is utilized to encrypt the data, while asymmetric algorithm is used to encrypt the key to encrypted data.
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