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Lets See different types of System On-a-Chip (SoC)

System On a Chip utilise less power and take up less space than their multi-chip equivalents since they have all of these components on one substrate. With the rise of the Internet of Things, as well as edge and mobile computing, SoCs are becoming more prevalent. Consider Intel’s acquisition of SoC firm Silicon Engineering Group in September 2018, as well as previous acquisitions of Altera and others.


Video gaming consoles, such as the Nvidia Tegra X1 in the Nintendo Switch or the AMD Flute and AMD Gonzalo SoCs projected to power the next Xbox and PlayStation, are examples of technology that utilises a SoC. SoCs are also used in Raspberry Pi computers, Arduino boards, and STEM kits. SoCs are frequently used in STEM kits since they are simple to use and hence beneficial in STEM education. SoCs are also used in smartphones and tablets.


Different types of SoCs-

· Microcontroller-based system-on-chips (a chip with the CPU, RAM, ROM and potentially other components). Arduino boards, for example, are SoCs that employ a microprocessor (a chip with a CPU only). SoCs for smartphones, such as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 (also used in virtual reality headsets) and Apple’s A12 Bionic SoC, which is included in the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, are examples. The Raspberry Pi with Intel’s SoC FPGAs.

· SoCs are designed for specialized purposes that may or may not need the usage of a microprocessor or microcontroller. This is referred as as an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit).

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