Supporting Electronic Design Reuse by Integrating
Quality-Criteria into CBR-Based IP Selection

Martin Schaaf1, Rainer Maximini2, Ralph Bergmann2,
Carsten Tautz3, and Ralph Traphner3

1University of Kaiserslautern, P0 Box 3049, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
schaaf@informatik.uni-kl.de
2University of Hildesheim, P0 Box 101363, D-3 1113 Hildesheim, Germany
{r_maximi, bergmann}@dwm.uni-hildesheim.de
3empolis knowledge management GmbH, Europaallee 10, 67657 Kaiserslautern, Germany
{Carsten.Tautz, Ralph.Traphoener}@empolis.com



Abstract. The growing complexity of todays electronic designs requires reusing 
existing design components, called Intellectual Properties (IPs). Experience
management approaches can be used to support design reuse, particularly the
process of selecting reusable IPs. For the IP selection, quality criteria concerning 
the IP code and the documentation must be considered in addition to functional 
requirements of the IP. We analyse IP quality criteria in detail and show
different concepts for their integration into the retrieval process.
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