• is an integrated circuit (also known as a "chip")

that integrates all components of a computer or

other electronic system. These components always
include a central processing
unit (CPU), memory, input/output ports
and secondary storage – all on a single substrate or
microchip, the size of a coin.  It must
contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and
often radio frequency signal processing functions".
• Soc: integrates
a microcontroller or microprocessor with
advanced peripherals like graphics processing
unit (GPU), Wi-Fi module, or one or
more coprocessors.
• As they are integrated on a single substrate, SoCs
consume much less power and take up much less
area than multi-chip designs with equivalent
functionality.
• SoCs are very common in the mobile
computing (such as in smart phones) and edge
computing markets
•  Systems-on-chip are
typically fabricated using metal–oxide–
semiconductor (MOS) technology
 :there are three different types of SoCs

• SoCs that use a microcontroller (a chip with the CPU, RAM, ROM
and potentially other components). Example: Arduino boards
• SoCs that use a microprocessor (a chip with a CPU only).
Examples: SoCs for smartphones, like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon
845
• SoCs for specific applications, which may or may not use a
microprocessor or microcontroller. This is known as an ASIC
(application-specific integrated circuit).
• Programmable systems-on-chip (PSoC), where most
functionality is fixed but some functionality is reprogrammable
in a manner analogous to a field-programmable gate array.
 Applications Systems-on-chip
• Embedded systems
• Mobile computing
• Personal computers
 SoC system in general contains
• A DSP Core processor, processor, or processor that
contains more than one processor core.
• Sectors of memory of all kinds. "These are of small
sizes and do not make up for the need for additional
external memory"
• Clock pulse generators, including vibrators, which
provide the basic frequency, and the PL L circuits
responsible for doubling the frequency.
• Surround circuits such as Counters, Timers, and RTC
(Real Time Clock) circuits.
• Interfaces to the chip and usually include the
industry standards from USB, FireWire,
Ethernet, USART, SPI and others
• Similar interfaces as ADC (Analogue Digital
Converter) and DAC (Digital Analogue
Converter)
• Voltage regulators and power consumption
regulators.
 SoC manufacturing
There are three basic ways to manufacture Soc:
• Special design: soC is designed from scratch in
terms of the distribution of logical gates and
their association with each other and this
method takes a long time and a great cost but
in the end gives SoC distinct in all respects.
• Design using ready-made boxes: In this way
the SoC is assembled starting from its basic
components and followed by terminals and
this method results in some waste in the slide
space.
• Use of FPGA chips: These slides are integrated
circuits of a special type these segments are
programmable in order to give any circuit we want
them and the design here will be easier as we said
these segments have their own programming
languages and perhaps the most famous vHDL, in all
previous design cases are based on slides FPGA in
the process of simulating the work of soc and
capturing errors and problems before it is produced
in the final commercial form
 SoC Advantages

• Essentially the great benefits of using an SoC are:

power saving, space saving and cost reduction
• SoCs are also much more efficient as systems as their
performance is maximized per watt
• Systems on chip also tend to minimize the latency
provided the various elements are strategically placed
on the motherboard in order to minimize interference
and interconnection delays as well as speed up the
data transmission process