Application-Specific Integrated Circuit


application-specific integrated circuit

[‚ap·lə‚kā·shən spi¦sif·ik ‚int·i‚grād·əd ′sər·kət] (electronics) An integrated circuit that is designed for a particular application by integrating standard cells from a library, making possible short design times and rapid production cycles. Abbreviated ASIC.

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit

(hardware)(ASIC) An integrated circuit designed to performa particular function by defining the interconnection of a setof basic circuit building blocks drawn from a library providedby the circuit manufacturer.