application-specific integrated circuit

noun

: any integrated circuit designed to perform a single, specific task
An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) … enables wireless telemetry, remote powering …Computers, Networks & Communications
abbreviation ASIC

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of application-specific integrated circuit was in 1983

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“Application-specific integrated circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/application-specific%20integrated%20circuit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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