integrated circuit

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. IC

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integrated circuit British  

noun

1.  IC.  a very small electronic circuit consisting of an assembly of elements made from a chip of semiconducting material, such as crystalline silicon

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integrated circuit Scientific  

/ ĭn′tĭ-grā′tĭd /

1. A device made of interconnected electronic components, such as transistors and resistors, that are etched or imprinted onto a tiny slice of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium. An integrated circuit smaller than a fingernail can hold millions of circuits.

2. Also called chip microchip

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integrated circuit Cultural  

1. A miniaturized electrical circuit built on a microchip.

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Etymology

Origin of integrated circuit

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

Broadcom and Marvell both could benefit from growing adoption of application-specific integrated circuits, which rival graphics processing units for AI use cases.

From MarketWatch

For the third quarter, the Berkeley, Calif.-based developer of superconducting quantum integrated circuits for quantum computers reported a smaller-than-expected adjusted loss of 3 cents a share on revenue of $1.9 million.

From Barron's

M’Saad said that logic and foundry orders—those from customers seeking to produce the integrated circuits that power smartphones, computers and other electronic devices—had improved lately.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s led some analysts to wonder if Google’s application-specific integrated circuits are chipping into Nvidia’s stronghold in the market for AI semiconductors.

From MarketWatch

That would give the chip maker five customers for its application-specific integrated circuits, including OpenAI, which was announced as a Broadcom customer subsequent to Tan’s remarks on the last earnings call.

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Related Words

• chip
• circuitry
• microchip
• microprocessor
• silicon chip