Vodafone SS 08 - Manual (Page 14)

TU Dresden, 4/29/2008 Slide 14
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General Purpose DSP vs. DSP in ASIC
ƒ Application Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs) are semiconductors designed for
dedicated functions
.
ƒ The advantages and disadvantages of using
ASIC
s 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