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TU Dresden, 4/29/2008 Slide 14
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General Purpose DSP vs. DSP in ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs) are semiconductors designed for
dedicated functions.
The advantages and disadvantages of using
ASICs are listed below:
Advantages
Advantages
High throughput
High throughput
Lower silicon area
Lower silicon area
Lower power consumption
Lower power consumption
Improved reliability
Improved reliability
Reduction in system noise
Reduction in system noise
Low overall system cost
Low overall system cost
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
High investment cost
High investment cost
Less flexibility
Less flexibility
Long time from design to
Long time from design to
market
market