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The 14 pages that link to Application-specific integrated circuit, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitBroader topic: ASICs trade design flexibility for performance or efficiency tailored to a defined task.

• Graphics processing unitCompared with: An ASIC can outperform a GPU on a fixed task but lacks its flexibility.

• System on a chipNarrower topic: An SoC is often application-specific, but the term describes integration rather than purpose alone.

• Field-programmable gate arrayCompared with: An ASIC can outperform an FPGA for a fixed task, but cannot be reconfigured after fabrication.

• MicrocontrollerCompared with: An ASIC can implement fixed control functions without a programmable processor.

• Digital signal processorCompared with: ASICs can outperform DSPs on fixed workloads but are less readily reprogrammed.

• Computer engineeringCompared with: It contrasts with reconfigurable devices when a design must trade flexibility for tailored implementation.

• Hardware description languageNarrower topic: HDL designs can be synthesized into custom ASIC logic.

• Very-large-scale integrationRelated: VLSI allows specialized functions to be implemented efficiently in dedicated silicon.

• Computer hardwareBroader topic: Special-purpose hardware can improve efficiency when workloads are predictable and repeated.

• Hardware accelerationRelated: Its fixed-purpose circuitry can execute a target task efficiently.

• Electronic circuitCompared with: It trades generality for efficiency compared with circuits built from programmable parts.

• CoprocessorCompared with: An ASIC may accelerate a task, but it is not necessarily a programmable processor.

• General-purpose computing on graphics processing unitsCompared with: ASICs can outperform general-purpose GPUs on stable, specialized workloads.