ASIC PrimerAn ASIC Primer Table of Contents Preface - Preface ..........................................................................................0-1 Chapter 1 - What is an ASIC? ...................................................................1-1 Section 1 - Uses of ASICs ............................................................................1-1 Section 2 - Types of ASICs ..........................................................................1-2 Array-Based ASICs ....................................................................1-3 Cell-Based ASICs .......................................................................1-3 Application Specic Standard Products (ASSPs) .......................1-4 Section 3 - The Characteristics of ASICs ................................................……