This guide shares useful insights on the virtues of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) relative to a discrete alternative and offers you answers to questions such as:

• What are the market trends driving ASIC demand?
• What is ASIC technology? How can it drive down costs? Supported by 3 RoI examples
• What are the benefits of designing an ASIC? With illustration through 4 use cases
• An ASIC design flow, timeline and cost structure from specification to production
• How IC’Alps supports your ASIC project