# Application Specific Integrated Circuits

Skill · Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)

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Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are custom-designed microchips built to perform a specific function rather than general-purpose computing, unlike CPUs or FPGAs. They are used extensively in industries like telecommunications, consumer electronics, and cryptocurrency mining (e.g., Bitcoin miners), where hardware engineers design them for higher performance and power efficiency at the cost of flexibility. Designing ASICs requires expertise in chip design languages like Verilog or VHDL and fabrication processes.

Related skills: [Verilog](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/verilog), [VHDL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vhdl)

## Open roles requiring Application Specific Integrated Circuits (0)

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