Patent 7165229 was granted and assigned to Altera on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods and apparatus are provided for securely generating IP cores. A designer selects and configures parameterizable IP cores provided for implementation on a programmable chip. The IP cores are processed using mechanisms such as scripts to parameterize and customize the IP cores while removing option and parameter information. IP core, related scripts, and results are provided in encrypted form.