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You seem to be confused about the terminology. A typical CPU core is an ASIC. An ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) is exactly what it says on the
by q3k 9y ago
You seem to be confused about the terminology. A typical CPU core is an ASIC.
An ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) is exactly what it says on the tin - an integrated circuit designed to perform one function - in this case, executing machine code. Most of the chips you see inside electronics are ASICs (everything from operational amplifiers to ethernet PHYs and CPUs).
- tyingq 9y agoI don't usually see the two terms used together, because of the "application specific" vs "general purpose" thing. So I thought there might be something I was missing.
- nine_k 9y agoFPGA is more "general purpose" because you can reconfigure it for almost any purpose. A CPU, compared to it, is more "application-specific", though not as specific as e.g. an ASIC for handling crypro. I probably added too much contrast into my original comment.