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A long time ago, after ways to make semiconductors were discovered - around 1955 - circuits were made by using a separate transistor to perform each function. That took a lot of real estate on a circuit board and meant severely decreased functionality when handling high frequencies.
Nowadays all of those transistors and their associated circuit components can be laid out and etched into an area that is less than the size of the point of a pin, which is why they are called INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.
The material that is used is a wafer of specially-prepared semiconductor material that has been doped differently in various nano-layers to allow the various circuit elements to be formed by selective etching.
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Where the first integrated circuits used?
in America
What is small scale intregrated circuits?
small scale integrated circuits contain about 10 transistorsmedium scale integrated circuits contain about 100 transistorslarge scale integrated circuits contain about 1000 transistorsvery large scale integrated circuits contain about 10,000 transistorsultra large scale integrated circuits contain about 100,000 transistorsetc.modern digital integrated circuits contain about 100,000,000,000 transistors and sometimes much more
True or false the first computers to use the integrated circuit were known as third-generation computers?
True. Some of these computers used hybrid integrated circuits (e.g. IBM System/360) and some used monolithic integrated circuits (e.g. Apollo Guidance Computer, Minuteman II Guidance Computer)
What are the largest selling types of memory integrated circuits?
The two largest selling types of memory integrated circuits are DRAMs and SRAMs.
What will happen if you connect identical integrated circuits in series?
Connecting integrated circuits is not the same as the much simpler cases of resistors, capacitors, inductors, motors, light bulbs, etc. Integrated circuits have designated functions, and they operate in concert with the surrounding circuit design. As such, the idea of "connecting identical integrated circuits in series" has no meaning in the general case. You would need to state what kind of integrated circuit is involved.
Which integrated circuits were used in the third generation of computers?
Both hybrid integrated circuits and monolithic integrated circuits were used in third generation computers. These integrated circuits contained from 4 to 100 transistors per integrated circuit. The image above shows hybrid integrated circuits of the type used in the IBM System 360 line of computers.
Where the first integrated circuits used?
in America
Do integrated circuits have polarity?
Yes integrated circuits have polarity.
Where was the first integrated circuits used?
In America
What is small scale intregrated circuits?
small scale integrated circuits contain about 10 transistorsmedium scale integrated circuits contain about 100 transistorslarge scale integrated circuits contain about 1000 transistorsvery large scale integrated circuits contain about 10,000 transistorsultra large scale integrated circuits contain about 100,000 transistorsetc.modern digital integrated circuits contain about 100,000,000,000 transistors and sometimes much more
What elements were used to process data in each of the four generations of computers?
The first generation used vacuum tubes, the second used transistors, the third used integrated circuits, and the fourth used integrated circuits on a single computer chip.
Why are integrated circuits used in electromagnetism?
The question doesn't make sense.
What are the disadvantages of integrated circuits?
The disadvantages of integrated circuits include the limited range of IC resistors. Another disadvantage is that inductors cannot be formed using integrated circuits.
What is an integrated ciruit used for?
Integrated circuits are more commonly referred to as "microchips." They are used in everything from cellphones, personal computers, and even televisions.
What has the author B J Stanier written?
B. J. Stanier has written: 'Modern electronics and integrated circuits' -- subject(s): Digital integrated circuits, Linear integrated circuits
What are multiple transistors integrated into a single module used to store and process bits and bytes in todays computers?
integrated circuits
Where is germanium and silicon located in computer chips?
Germanium is not used in integrated circuits. Silicon is.
