Application-specific standard product

An application specific standard product or ASSP is an integrated circuit that implements a specific function that appeals to a wide market. As opposed to ASICs that combine a collection of functions and are designed by or for one customer, ASSPs are available as off-the-shelf components. ASSPs are used in all industries, from automotive to communications.As a general rule, if you can find a design in a data book, then it is probably not an ASIC, but there are some exceptions. Examples of ASSPs are integrated circuits that perform video and/or audio encoding and/or decoding.

Application-specific standard product

An application specific standard product or ASSP is an integrated circuit that implements a specific function that appeals to a wide market. As opposed to ASICs that combine a collection of functions and are designed by or for one customer, ASSPs are available as off-the-shelf components. ASSPs are used in all industries, from automotive to communications.As a general rule, if you can find a design in a data book, then it is probably not an ASIC, but there are some exceptions. Examples of ASSPs are integrated circuits that perform video and/or audio encoding and/or decoding.