V. ASIC’s FOR MOTION CONTROL
Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is a generic term which is used to designate any integrated circuit designed and built specifically for a particular application.
The ASIC concept has been introduced with the advances of VLSI technology which permits the user to tailor his design during the development stages of an IC to suit his needs. The complexity of an ASIC can be in a wide range from simple interface logic to complete DSP, RISC processor, neural network or fuzzy logic controller. The ASIC design method and the availability of DSP and RISC corm will give the motion control engineer the ability to integrate complete system solutions in a few ASIC’s.
In this section, we will examine the capabilities of ASIC’s and their application in motion control systems.