Integrated Circuit

Using a certain process, the required transistors, resistors, capacitors and inductors in a circuit and wiring interconnect together, made on a small or several small pieces of semiconductor wafer or dielectric substrate, and then encapsulated in a shell, to become a micro structure with the required circuit functions; All the components have been formed as a whole in structure, which makes the electronic components towards the micro, low power consumption, intelligence and high reliability a big step forward. It is represented in the circuit by the letter "IC". Integrated circuit inventors for Jack Kilby (based on germanium (Ge) integrated circuit) and Robert Noyce (based on silicon (Si) integrated circuit