Semiconductor intellectual property core. In electronic design a semiconductor intellectual property core, IP core, or IP block is a reusable unit of logic, cell, or integrated circuit (commonly called a chip) layout design that is the intellectual property of one party. IP cores may be licensed to another party or can be owned and used by a single party alone.
What to do to be an architect... Step 1: Be rich. Step 2: Graduate from architecture school. Step 3: Be rich. If you are rich, you probably could have a 2.4 GPA and cause car crashes by sleep driving and still become an architect.
1 You must have a minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum composite score of 28 on the ACT (1250 to 1280 SAT, math and verbal).  Strong candidates will have four years each of English, Math, and Science, including Biology, Chemistry and Physics.