Introduction to Electronics: Integrated Circuit

Integrated Circuit

I. Introduction

In life, everything has a certain purpose. Regardless of nature or size of an object, it plays a definite role in our lives. Even tiny things could make significant job in the world. When these small creation are combined, they will be more effective in handling a certain task. Just like in the field of electronics, there is the combination of different circuit elements that could somehow generate something new application and effectivity in the advancement of technology or any other gadgets. The product of the said combination is what we call us integrated circuit.

II. Definition

Integrated circuit is just the product of the combination of millions of different circuit elements such as resistors, capacitors, and transistors. This is very important because it serves as the keystone in electronics. This is also called as chip or microchip.

III. Inventors

The two persons behind the discovery or invention of integrated circuit are Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby.

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IV. Types of Integrated Circuit

A. Linear or Analog Integrated Circuit

The variable output is dependent on the input signal. When the input is graphed against the output, the resulting plot is in straight line. This type of circuit is widely used for radio frequency.

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B. Digital Integrated Circuit

As the name implies, this involves digital operation. The signals are free to vary continuously depending on the voltage and resistance.This is used in“true/false” logical operations and digital computation.