Software Intellectual Properties are ready-to-use software components and source code for various technology applications. A range of reusable components and code are available as SIPs: audio, video, speech & image codecs, wireless technologies, embedded software, reference design, device drivers, RTOS (Real-Time Operating Systems), etc.

Instead of allocating resources to developing such software components in-house, you can actually buy or sell them and then tailor them to an application. A software IP is therefore a time-saving solution.

Who Creates Software Intellectual Properties (Software IP)?

Reusable software components and code are developed by technically qualified individuals or companies. These reusable components and code are the intellectual property of the individual developers, or the company for which they work. They are offered for a price, and companies can purchase the IPs and then adapt them to suit a particular application.

If a technically-qualified developer has already spent time and effort in creating a reusable and customizable software component, it is certainly worth exploring and evaluating. Trading in SIPs is gradually gaining acceptance worldwide as a viable way to achieve operational efficiencies. It is a logical progression in the software industry, where there is a large talent pool of trained individuals constantly experimenting with innovative software components.

There are couple of sites are available which allows you to trade software IPs. Such sites are design-reuse, chipestimates, IPsupermarket.com etc.

What is Ipsupermarket.com?

IPsupermarket.com is a convenient way to trade Software IPs/codecs. It allows individuals or companies to buy, sell or license various kind of software IP like audio codecs, video codecs, image codecs, speech codecs, wireless software, embedded software frameworks, RTOS, device drivers, silicon IPs and reference designs.

In IPsupermarket sellers can list their new software codecs, IPs or reference design, whereas buyers can access the variety of software IPs or codecs, listed in IPsupermarket. IPsupermarket brings buyers and sellers together in one platform, which helps them to communicate directly.

At ipsupermarket.com

• Sellers can list their software IPs, Software codecs or reference design which describes technical specification and description for sale or license.
• Seller can also show their catalogs or demos to prospective buyers and hence buyers can take their final decision.
• Buyers can list their software codecs or ip requirements and customized descriptions of technology.
• User can view and search various listed ip including audio, video, image and speech codes, reference design or Silicon IPs.
  
• Ipsupermarket is also involved in advertising, promoting and marketing of listed ip or technologies through various internet marketing channels.

For more information you can visit to www.ipsupermarket.com