<Ul> <Li> Full custom </Li> <Li> Standard cell </Li> <Li> Field - programmable gate array (FPGA) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Field - programmable gate array (FPGA) </Li> <P> SoC designs usually consume less power and have a lower cost and higher reliability than the multi-chip systems that they replace . And with fewer packages in the system, assembly costs are reduced as well . </P> <P> However, like most VLSI designs, the total cost is higher for one large chip than for the same functionality distributed over several smaller chips, because of lower yields and higher non-recurring engineering costs . </P>

Complete electronic circuit on a single chip of the element silicon