What is an integrated circuit

An integrated circuit is a miniature electronic device or component. Using a certain process, the transistors, resistors, capacitors and inductors required in a circuit and other components and wiring are interconnected together, made on a small or several small semiconductor wafers or dielectric substrates, and then packaged in a tube shell to become a miniature structure with the required circuit function; All of these components have been structurally integrated into a whole, making electronic components a big step towards miniaturization, low power consumption, intelligence and high reliability. It is denoted by the letter "IC" in the circuit. The inventors of integrated circuits are Jack Kilby (germanium (Ge)-based integrated circuits) and Robert Noyce (silicon-based (Si)-based integrated circuits). Most applications in the semiconductor industry today are silicon-based integrated circuits.