Application-specific standard product
As application-specific standard product ( english application specific standard products , ASSP ) refers to an integrated circuit , which was designed for a very specific application and optimized, but - unlike an ASIC is sold to different customers -. In contrast to ASICs, which are usually designed for a very specific customer and a very special task, ASSPs are developed by different manufacturers and used by customers in large numbers in different devices. In the development and manufacturing process, the ASSPs hardly differ from ASICs, the difference can be seen more in the marketing.
In contrast, there are pure standard products that can be used in a variety of applications, such as B. the 74xxx series . The GSM chips in cell phones are an example of ASSPs . These can only be used for communication via GSM. They are application-specific, but unlike ASICs, they are used by many companies.
Another example:
- Video and audio encoders (in DVD players, camcorders, SAT receivers and other devices)
- Motor controller
- GPS receiver
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- ^ Hubert Kaeslin: Digital Integrated Circuit Design From VLSI Architectures to CMOS Fabrication . Cambridge University Press , Cambridge 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-88267-5 , pp. 6 (English).
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