Industrial and consumer products (for example: machine tools, cranes, deshwashers, door entry systems, etc.) incorporate more and more electronics every day. These electronics, which make the product intelligent and autonomous, are referred to as embedded electronic systems.   

When a development team plans to incorporate a feature in a product, they are faced with the following alternatives:  

• Developing the feature in-house 
• Subcontrating the development from a third party
• Buying a rpoduct that meets the requirements: modular electronics 

IPs present a new alternative, which is purchasing the design (hardware and/or software) of the feature that is needed: purchasing an IP and integrating it into the product. IPs from Embelectron-IP are the best solution, since they provide applied technical Know-how in record time, cost far less than in-house development and also permit a faster time-to-market.

Example: Sensor manufacturers that must now incorporatewireless communications to meet current market demands. The following considerations come into play:  

 Conclusion:
IPs permit responding to mardet needs efficiently in terms of both cost and development time, providing the technical know-how needed for evolution throughout the product´s life cycle. 

IPs are hardware and software designs that the manufacturer may integrate as part of the electronics design embedded in both industrial and consumer products. 

Embelectron-IP provides royalty-free IP licenses. Licenses include the source code (in the case of software designs) and all documentation necessary for manufacturing (in the case of hardware designs).  

 New applications for electronics are found every day in industrial and consumer products. The manufacturers of these products face the following challenges: 

• Keeping end product cost down 
• First launching of products on the market 
• Increasing complexity of electronics 
• New features