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IC = Integrated Circuit | '''IC = Integrated Circuit''' | ||
: ...a functional whole etched into a single piece of silicon | |||
: ICs started out fairly simple which | |||
: ...but, depending on necessity and type of component, are able to pack billions of components onto a single chip | |||
SiP = System-in-Package, | '''SiP = System-in-Package''', means bundling multiple ICs in a single package | ||
: and may literally be the separate ICs | : and may literally be the separate ICs, e.g. putting an existing CPU and some existing DRAM in the same IC | ||
: may be as separate silicon dies, with some interconnects to make them work | |||
: so less design was spent on integrating the parts | : so less design was spent on integrating the parts | ||
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_in_a_package | : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_in_a_package | ||
SoC = System-on-Chip | '''SoC = System-on-Chip''' | ||
: | : multiple functions integrated tightly | ||
: and part of the same die/substrate | |||
: In a bunch of contexts, SoCs happen to combine a lot of a bulk of a computer's core (processing, memory interface, IO) | |||
When SiP is contrasted with SoC, | When SiP is contrasted with SoC, | ||
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: SoC tends to mean "the functionality is integrated into a single die" | : SoC tends to mean "the functionality is integrated into a single die" | ||
: the difference ''can'' be relatively subtle | : the difference ''can'' be relatively subtle | ||
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