Definitions for integrated circuit
in·te·grat·ed cir·cuit

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1. integrated circuit, microcircuitnoun

   a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component

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1. integrated circuitnoun

   a thin chip consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors

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1. Integrated circuit

   An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece (or "chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon. The integration of large numbers of tiny transistors into a small chip results in circuits that are orders of magnitude smaller, cheaper, and faster than those constructed of discrete electronic components. The IC's mass production capability, reliability and building-block approach to circuit design has ensured the rapid adoption of standardized ICs in place of designs using discrete transistors. ICs are now used in virtually all electronic equipment and have revolutionized the world of electronics. Computers, mobile phones, and other digital home appliances are now inextricable parts of the structure of modern societies, made possible by the small size and low cost of ICs. Integrated circuits were made practical by mid-20th-century technology advancements in semiconductor device fabrication. Since their origins in the 1960s, the size, speed, and capacity of chips have progressed enormously, driven by technical advances that fit more and more transistors on chips of the same size—a modern chip may have many billions of transistors in an area the size of a human fingernail. These advances, roughly following Moore's law, make computer chips of today possess millions of times the capacity and thousands of times the speed of the computer chips of the early 1970s. ICs have two main advantages over discrete circuits: cost and performance. Cost is low because the chips, with all their components, are printed as a unit by photolithography rather than being constructed one transistor at a time. Furthermore, packaged ICs use much less material than discrete circuits. Performance is high because the IC's components switch quickly and consume comparatively little power because of their small size and close proximity. The main disadvantage of ICs is the high cost to design them and fabricate the required photomasks. This high initial cost means ICs are only practical when high production volumes are anticipated.

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1. integrated circuit

   An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, is a set of electronic circuits on a small flat piece (or "chip") of semiconductor material, usually silicon, that is packed with tiny transistors, capacitors, inductors, and resistors. These function together to perform operations such as processing information, amplifying signals, and generating oscillations. Integrated circuits are used in virtually all electronic equipment in our daily life, such as computers, mobile phones, and TVs. They have significantly reduced the size, cost, and power consumption of electronic systems, making it possible to create compact, portable electronic devices.

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1. Integrated circuit

   An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate of semiconductor material, normally silicon. This can be made much smaller than a discrete circuit made from independent components. Integrated circuits are used in virtually all electronic equipment today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. Computers, mobile phones, and other digital home appliances are now inextricable parts of the structure of modern societies, made possible by the low cost of producing integrated circuits. ICs can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components in an area the size of a fingernail. The width of each conducting line in a circuit can be made smaller and smaller as the technology advances; in 2008 it dropped below 100 nanometers and in 2013 it is expected to be in the tens of nanometers.

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1. integrated circuit

   A form of circuit that is integrated

   Integrated circuits are used in computers, mobile phone, laptops and various other forms of technology

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2021  

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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