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We have seen last week in a first post how crucial was the IP qualification process (TSMC 9000) to increase the probability of successfully Tape Out a chip. Being able to discriminate between dangerous and safe IP is the first step of TSMC 9000 Quality process, IP tagging is the complementary step, almost as essential as the first one. That’s why, for every IP or Library going through TSMC 9000, an unique IP tag is created and inserted into its GDSII stream for identification.

The IP Tag allows carrying the IP vendor information and IP denomination, and also all the quality information and production status of the specific IP or Library.

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