Methods for engineering integrated circuit design and development

An online design engineering system for designing circuits, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive values for a specification from a requester via a network for designing a system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the values of the specification are set to meet constraints that enable system operability of a design of the SoC;
• post the specification for access by a plurality of community members of the online design engineering system for designing the SoC;
• provide access, to the plurality of community members of the online design engineering system, to a plurality of design tools for designing the SoC;
• receive the design for the SoC as designed by one of the plurality of community members using the plurality of design tools;
• execute a verification tool to determine whether the design meets the specification to achieve functionality that is predefined to be acceptable for manufacturing and operation of the SoC;
• and
• identify the verified design as meeting the constraints for the SoC;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the processor for storing the verification tool.

A method for designing circuits, comprising:

• sending, to a server of an online system, values of a specification from a requester computing device for designing a system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the specification is sent via a network, wherein the values of the specification are set to meet constraints that enable system operability of a design of the SoC,
• wherein the specification is sent to be posted for access by a plurality of community members of the online system for designing the SoC;
• receiving access, by the plurality of community members of the online system, to a plurality of design tools for designing the SoC, wherein the access to the plurality of design tools is received via the network from the server;
• providing the design for the SoC via the network to the server, wherein the design for the SoC is designed by one of the plurality of community members using the plurality of design tools;
• and
• receiving, from a verification tool executed by the server, a determination whether the design meets the specification to achieve functionality that is predefined to be acceptable for manufacturing and operation of the SoC, wherein the determination includes an identification that the verified design meets the constraints for the SoC.