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To: Gary Korn who wrote (33274)	2/4/1998 1:23:00 PM
From: username	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) A custom chip designed for a specific application. It is designed by integrating standard cells from a library. ASIC design is faster than designing a chip from scratch, and design changes can be made more easily.

To: Gary Korn who wrote (33274)	2/4/1998 1:25:00 PM
From: username	Respond to of 61433

PLD (Programmable Logic Device) A logic chip that is programmed at the customer's site. There are a wide variety of PLD techniques; however, most PLDs are compatible with the PAL method from Advanced Micro Devices. The PLD is not a storage chip like a PROM or EPROM, although fuse-blowing techniques are used. It contains different configurations of AND, OR and NOR gates that are "blown" together. Contrast with gate array, which requires a manufacturing process to complete the programming.