Why are random suffixes added to the IP component files generated by Platform Designer in the Quartus® Prime software?

In the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software, the Platform Designer will append unique suffixes (hashes) to the IP component file names during generation to ensure the file's uniqueness. The file's uniqueness is necessary because the IP component is dynamic, and the RTL for the IP is generated during runtime based on the input parameters. A given set of parameter values produces the same hash for each generation. This methodology ensures no collisions between the multiple variants of the same IP.

This information was added in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Platform Designer version 18.1.