integrated circuit
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪd ˈsɜrkɪt/
- Specialized
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circuito integrado
- A custom application-specific integrated circuit is designed to conserve board space, reduce cost, and increase reliability.
- decoder integrated circuits
- Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- integrated circuit chip
But from that came the concept of the transistor, the integrated circuit.
- But from that came the concept of the transistor, the integrated circuit.
- It was an observation of the number of components that could be built on an integrated circuit and their cost.
- But the whole machine was integrated circuits, so we were not dealing very much with transistors at all.
- It was the first computer ever built with integrated circuits.
- So for both USB and display switching, you really need purpose built integrated circuits or ICS to do that.
- So that was the first USB ASIC miner, so application specific integrated circuit.
- You know, it's very hard to think through everything that was going to happen because you had the ability to build a integrated circuit.
Examples
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An integrated circuit is used in almost every electronic device, from smartphones to computers.
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Advances in lithography have contributed significantly to the advancement of integrated circuit technology.
Academic text (2001) -
Create an integrated circuit that supports skilled reading.
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I'm studying integrated circuit design here, man.
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A silicon integrated circuit: The essential part of all modern computers.
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In fact, inside most integrated circuits, there's lots of these things going on.
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Each channel had one integrated circuit, one op amp.
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So for both USB and display switching, you really need purpose built integrated circuits or ICS to do that.
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For the past 35 years, the number of transistors on integrated circuits has doubled approximately every two years.
Academic text (2011) -
The chipset is a single integrated circuit, which may also be referred to as the platform controller, hub, or PCH.
Synonyms
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4.1
A small piece inside electronic devices that makes them work
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3.7
A very small electronic part inside devices like phones or computers that stores and uses information
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7.3
A very small electronic part on a chip that performs a complete task
How Integrated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'integrated' (components unified into a system) + 'circuit' (a connected route for electric current): it denotes a circuit whose components are combined into one unit. Although it is a technical term, the compositional pattern is regular and mirrored in many languages (e.g., circuito integrado, circuit intégré), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Integrated circuit comes from the idea of many small parts being brought together on one tiny chip: integrated means 'joined together' and circuit means 'a path for electricity'. That's why an integrated circuit is a single small device that does the work of many separate parts.