An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC / ˈ eɪ s ɪ k /) is an integrated circuit (IC) chip customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use. For example, a chip designed to run in a digital voice recorder or a high-efficiency video codec (e.g. AMD VCE) is an ASIC. Application-specific standard product (ASSP) chips are intermediate between ASICs …