Integrated circuit

Integrated circuit is a kind of micro electronic device or component. The transistor, resistor, capacitor, inductor and other components needed in a circuit are interconnected with the wiring by a certain process, and then fabricated on a small or several small semiconductor chips or dielectric substrates, and then packaged in a shell to form a micro-structure with the required circuit functions; All of the components have formed a whole in structure, which makes the electronic components a big step towards miniaturization, low power consumption, intelligence and high reliability. It is represented by the letter "IC" in the circuit. The inventors of integrated circuits are Jack Kirby (integrated circuits based on germanium (Ge)) and Robert Noyes (integrated circuits based on silicon (Si)). Nowadays, most of the applications in the semiconductor industry are silicon-based integrated circuits.