ASSP stands for Application Specific Standard Products. They are System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits that are offered as "out-of-the-box" to product and system designers designed to perform a specific or set of functions.

ASSPs perform basic tasks pre-assigned without additional programming. This can significantly reduce the amount of investment required for product design, speed up time to market for the end product, and help control costs.

There may be significant differences in their structure among ASSPs. ASSPs used in consumer products (cell phones, toys, TV remote controls, etc.) are normally built on silicon substrates and can withstand assigned levels of physical disruption in environments and temperatures that support human life.

However, for devices used in unusually harsh environments, from satellites, spacecraft, nuclear reactors, geological activity sensors, and more, ASSPs are often radiation-hardened to ensure high reliability, prevent damage or loss of performance. These and other high-performance ASSPs can also be created using advanced materials on a crystalline substrate to increase flexibility.