Features of Integrated circuit
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Integrated Circuits or an IC is defined as a microchip on which thousands and hundreds of electrical components, such as resistors, capacitors and transistors, are fabricated.
Integrated Circuit Features
Construction & Packaging
An Integrated circuit is made of semiconducting materials such as silicon. The integrated chip is tiny and delicate to be handled; hence they are bonded into a set of tiny gold and aluminium wires and cast into a flat block of plastic or ceramic. The block has metal pins on the outside that leads to the wires inside. The solid block prevents overheating of the chip and keeps it cool.
Size of an IC
The size of the integrated chip varies between 1 square mm to more than 200 mm.
Integration of an IC
Integrated chips get their name because they combine different devices on the same chip. A microcontroller is an IC that incorporates a microprocessor, memory and interface all in the same device.