Use of HDL code checkers to support the IP entrance check - a requirement analysis

Systems for coding style analysis, so called hardware description languages (HDL) code checkers, can accomplish an important contribution for the IP entrance check, that means selection, compliance test and quality estimation of reusable components for the system design. This paper summarizes the related requirements on HDL code checkers derived from a concrete industrial environment. A proposed evaluation table will help to evaluate and select HDL code checkers for particular requirements.