Application-Specific Integrated Circuit

Definition

An integrated circuit designed and manufactured to perform a particular application or set of functions rather than serving as a general-purpose programmable processor.

Application

Used when a product needs optimized performance, power, area, cost at volume, or dedicated functions such as networking, automotive control, signal processing or AI acceleration.

Related concepts

• Standard Cell
• Field Programmable Gate Array
• Design for Test
• Logic Synthesis

Evidence and further reading

• Evidence from synopsys.comhttps://www.synopsys.com/glossary/what-is-asic-design.html
• Evidence from pti-inc.comhttps://www.pti-inc.com/course-asic-design.html