<s>
A	O
multiprocessor	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
chip	I-General_Concept
(	O
,	O
or	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
which	O
includes	O
multiple	O
microprocessors	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPSoCs	B-General_Concept
are	O
usually	O
targeted	O
for	O
embedded	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
platforms	O
that	O
contain	O
multiple	O
,	O
usually	O
heterogeneous	O
,	O
processing	O
elements	O
with	O
specific	O
functionalities	O
reflecting	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
the	O
expected	O
application	O
domain	O
,	O
a	O
memory	O
hierarchy	O
and	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
these	O
components	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
an	O
on-chip	O
interconnect	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
buses	B-General_Concept
and	O
Networks	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
NoCs	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
architectures	B-General_Concept
meet	O
the	O
performance	O
needs	O
of	O
multimedia	O
applications	O
,	O
telecommunication	O
architectures	B-General_Concept
,	O
network	O
security	O
and	O
other	O
application	O
domains	O
while	O
limiting	O
the	O
power	O
consumption	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
specialised	O
processing	O
elements	O
and	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiprocessor	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	I-General_Concept
a	I-General_Concept
chip	I-General_Concept
must	O
by	O
definition	O
have	O
multiple	O
processor	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPSoCs	B-General_Concept
often	O
contain	O
multiple	O
logically	O
distinct	O
processor	O
modules	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
MPSoCs	B-General_Concept
typically	O
contain	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
often	O
based	O
upon	O
industry	O
standards	O
such	O
as	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
USART	O
,	O
SPI	B-Architecture
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
I²C	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPSoCs	B-General_Concept
are	O
used	O
when	O
microcontrollers	B-Architecture
or	O
systems-on-chip	O
must	O
have	O
multiprocessing	B-Operating_System
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
include	O
smartphone	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
,	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
and	O
other	O
various	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
section	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
list	O
of	O
multiprocessor	B-Operating_System
systems-on-chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPSoC	B-General_Concept
research	O
and	O
development	O
often	O
compares	O
many	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
