integrated circuit
integrated circuit
Definition
integrated circuit
noun
an electronic circuit containing many interconnected amplifying devices and circuit elements formed on a single body, or chip, of semiconductor material
integrated circuit
Telecom Definition
Synonymous with microcircuit and semiconductor chip. In computer hardware, a miniaturized electronic circuit comprising many individual circuit elements, such as transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, and inductors, etched on a tiny wafer of semiconducting material such as silicon. See also capacitor, circuit, diode, electronics, inductor, resistor, and transistor.
integrated circuit
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: Less is more Packing more devices onto the same-size chip is not the only advantage to building an integrated circuit with molecular junctions.
- fabricate: This includes various methods of modifying semiconductor chips at the atomic level for the purpose of fabricating integrated circuits ( ICs ).
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