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application-specific integrated circuit

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An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is a class of integrated circuit tailored for a particular application. In the verification literature, ASICs are noted alongside other specialized devices (such as DSPs, protocol interfaces, and FPGA converters) as targets of dedicated, system-specific stimuli generators, distinguishing them from universal or general-purpose verification approaches.

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An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit designed and optimized for a particular application, in contrast to general-purpose processors or programmable devices. Within the hardware verification literature, ASICs are referenced as one of several specialized target architectures (alongside digital signal processors, protocol interfaces, and FPGA converters) for which dedicated stimuli generators and tooling have been developed.

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ASICs are mentioned as a domain for which specific stimuli generators exist.

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[1] Specific stimuli generators exist for application-specific processors (ASICs), DSPs, protocol interfaces, FPGA converters, and more. IEEE EWDTS, Kazan, Russia, September 14 - 17, 2018
[2] These tools and their approaches are complex and their use is limited to the particular system. IEEE EWDTS, Kazan, Russia, September 14 - 17, 2018
[3] The current trend in stimulus generation focuses primarily on more complex circuits (e.g. processors), because it is not trivial to construct a valid stimulus (working program). IEEE EWDTS, Kazan, Russia, September 14 - 17, 2018
[4] Universal stimuli generators (e.g., MicroGP) aim to be usable across many circuit types, in contrast to ASIC-specific generators. IEEE EWDTS, Kazan, Russia, September 14 - 17, 2018