System on a chip (SoC)
part · 1974 · Digital age
A single chip that combines the processor, graphics, modem and controllers.
What it is made of
- Microprocessor — has part. Inside the SoC are processor cores.
- Graphics processing unit — has part. A graphics core.
Principles and materials it uses
- ARM architecture — uses. Smartphone SoCs are ARM.
- Silicon — is made of. The die is silicon.
- Copper — is made of. The interconnects are copper.
Where it is used
- Smartphone — is part of. The processor, graphics and modem are combined in one system on a chip.
- Smartwatch — is part of. Inside is a system on a chip.
- Tablet computer — is part of. SoC.
- Raspberry Pi — is part of. SoC Broadcom.
- Smart TV — is part of. SoC.
- Set-top box — is part of. Inside is an SoC.
- Car navigator — is part of. An SoC does the computing.
- Router — is part of. A packet-processing processor.
What it is a kind of
- Integrated circuit — is a kind of. An SoC is a very complex integrated circuit.