From Asics to Socs: A Practical Approach

by Farzad Nekoogar and Faranak Nekoogar

Book Overview

Semiconductors (chips) are the guts of all electronic systems and products from PDAs to supercomputers. An ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) is a chip designed for a special application, such as a particular kind of transmission protocol (CDMA) or a hand-held computer. SOCs (System on a Chip) are the latest advancement in chip design and take ASICs one step further. SOCs place nearly all hardware components (memory, input/output,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130338575
• ISBN13: 9780130338570
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"