VHSIC

VHSIC definition - computer

(Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "viz-ick." Ultra-high-speed chips employing LSI and VLSI technologies. The term comes from the name of the program launched by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1980 to advance digital IC technology.



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