Panasonic Corporation announced that it has begun licensing the HD-PLCTM 41 IP core required for the design of semiconductors with technologies and functions that comply with the IEEE 1901?20202 international standard. As the fourth generation of the HD-PLC series, this IP core will expand the scope of HD-PLC?s deployment beyond the traditional focus of power lines to existing metal wires, such as control lines and coaxial cables.