IC (Integrated Circuit)

Integrated Circuit A total nano-scale electronic element or system wherein multiple electronic circuit elements are combined on a single board or with the board itself in a non-separable manner. The transistor, diode, resistance, capacitor, and other complex electrical parts are made precisely to fit into one electrical circuit in the semiconductor. Hence, instead of using a semiconductor for each part, tens of thousands are gathered and stacked on the silicone surface. They are “gathered and stacked,” in other words, “integrated,” which is why it is called an integrated circuit (IC). An American engineer at TI in the United States named Jack Kilby invented integrated circuits (IC) in 1958. With technological advancement, the circuit integration in a semiconductor has grown into SSI, MSI, LSI, VLSI, ULSI, and more, which brings us to the latest semiconductor products of today.