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    "category": "Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Semiconductor IP",
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    "core_product": "Bluespec SystemVerilog (BSV) toolset, Accelerate-HLS, HW-Assisted Verification, Portable RISC-V Soft Cores (e.g., Piccolo and Flute), and Domain-Specific RISC-V Cores.",
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