system-on-a-chip
Single silicon brain
A system-on-a-chip is an integrated circuit that combines most or all components of a computer—processor, memory, graphics, and input/output controllers—on a single chip.
Abbreviated SoC.
These consolidated designs dominate smartphones and tablets, where space and power efficiency matter more than upgradeability: The new phone runs on Apple's latest system-on-a-chip.
Compact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- integratedCombined into a whole
transistor · die · substrate · ARM · cache · bus · interconnect · logic
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- wearableAble to be worn
- IoTInterconnected smart device ecosystem
- embeddedSet firmly within something
router · smartwatch · automotive · infotainment · drone · microcontroller · Arduino · Qualcomm
microprocessor
Compact computing circuit
integrated · transistor · die · substrate · ARM · cache · bus · interconnect · logic · nanometer
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
embedded · router · smartwatch · automotive · infotainment · drone · microcontroller · Arduino · Qualcomm · Broadcom
monolithic
Massive and undifferentiated
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
DSP · ISP · codec · interface · USB · HDMI · WiFi · Bluetooth · cellular · antenna
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- floorplanOverhead architectural diagram
- timingArt of choosing moments
verification · simulation · foundry · Samsung · Cadence · thermal · clock
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