Integrated circuit (IC)
An integrated circuit (IC), sometimes called a chip or microchip, is a semiconductor wafer on which thousands or millions of tiny resistors, capacitors, and transistors are fabricated. An IC can function as an amplifier, oscillator, timer, counter, computer memory, or microprocessor. A particular IC is categorized as either linear (analog) or digital, depending on its intended application. An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate (“chip”) of semiconductor material, normally silicon. This can be made much smaller than a discrete circuit made from independent electronic components. ICs can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components in an area the size of a human fingernail.
The first integrated circuit was developed in the 1950s by Jack Kilby of Texas Instrumentsand Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor. One day in late July, Jack Kilby was sitting alone at Texas Instruments. The halls were deserted, and he had lots of time to think. It suddenly occurred to him that all parts of a circuit, not just the transistor, could be made out of silicon. At the time, nobody was making capacitors or resistors out of semiconductors. If it could be done then the entire circuit could be built out of a single crystal — making it smaller and much easier to produce. By September 12, Kilby had built a working model, and on February 6, Texas Instruments filed a patent. Their first “Solid Circuit” the size of a pencil point, was shown off for the first time in March.
Integrated circuits are used for a variety of devices, including microprocessors, audio and video equipment, and automobiles. Integrated circuits are often classified by the number of transistors and other electronic components they contain:
SSI (small-scale integration):Up to 100 electronic components per chip
MSI (medium-scale integration):From 100 to 3,000 electronic components per chip
LSI (large-scale integration):From 3,000 to 100,000 electronic components per chip
VLSI (very large-scale integration):From 100,000 to 1,000,000 electronic components per chip
ULSI (ultra large-scale integration): More than 1 million electronic components per chip
Type of Integrated Circuits (ICs) that we offer:
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
Audio Special Purpose
Clock/Timing – Application Specific
Clock/Timing – Clock Buffers, Drivers
Clock/Timing – Clock Generators, PLLs, Frequency Synthesizers
Clock/Timing – Delay Lines
Clock/Timing – IC Batteries
Clock/Timing – Programmable Timers and Oscillators
Clock/Timing – Real Time Clocks
Data Acquisition – ADCs/DACs – Special Purpose
Data Acquisition – Analog Front End (AFE)
Data Acquisition – Analog to Digital Converters (ADC)
Data Acquisition – Digital Potentiometers
Data Acquisition – Digital to Analog Converters (DAC)
Data Acquisition – Touch Screen Controllers
Embedded – CPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices)
Embedded – DSP (Digital Signal Processors)
Embedded – FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array)
Embedded – FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array) with Microcontrollers
Embedded – Microcontroller or Microprocessor Modules
Embedded – Microcontrollers
Embedded – Microcontrollers – Application Specific
Embedded – Microprocessors
Embedded – PLDs (Programmable Logic Device)
Embedded – System On Chip (SoC)
Interface – Analog Switches – Special Purpose
Interface – Analog Switches, Multiplexers, Demultiplexers
Interface – CODECs
Interface – Controllers
Interface – Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)
Interface – Drivers, Receivers, Transceivers
Interface – Encoders, Decoders, Converters (511
Interface – Filters – Active
Interface – I/O Expanders
Interface – Modems – ICs and Modules
Interface – Modules
Interface – Sensor and Detector Interfaces
Interface – Serializers, Deserializers
Interface – Signal Buffers, Repeaters, Splitters
Interface – Signal Terminators
Interface – Specialized
Interface – Telecom
Interface – UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter)
Interface – Voice Record and Playback
Isolators – Gate Drivers
Linear – Amplifiers – Audio
Linear – Amplifiers – Instrumentation, OP Amps, Buffer Amps
Linear – Amplifiers – Special Purpose
Linear – Amplifiers – Video Amps and Modules
Linear – Analog Multipliers, Dividers
Linear – Comparators
Linear – Video Processing
Logic – Buffers, Drivers, Receivers, Transceivers
Logic – Comparators
Logic – Counters, Dividers
Logic – FIFOs Memory
Logic – Flip Flops
Logic – Gates and Inverters
Logic – Gates and Inverters – Multi-Function, Configurable
Logic – Latches
Logic – Multivibrators
Logic – Parity Generators and Checkers
Logic – Shift Registers
Logic – Signal Switches, Multiplexers, Decoders
Logic – Specialty Logic
Logic – Translators, Level Shifters
Logic – Universal Bus Functions
Memory
Memory – Batteries
Memory – Configuration Proms for FPGAs
Memory – Controllers
PMIC – AC DC Converters, Offline Switchers
PMIC – Battery Chargers
PMIC – Battery Management
PMIC – Current Regulation/Management
PMIC – Display Drivers
PMIC – Energy Metering
PMIC – Full, Half-Bridge Drivers
PMIC – Gate Drivers
PMIC – Hot Swap Controllers
PMIC – Laser Drivers
PMIC – LED Drivers
PMIC – Lighting, Ballast Controllers
PMIC – Motor Drivers, Controllers
PMIC – OR Controllers, Ideal Diodes
PMIC – PFC (Power Factor Correction)
PMIC – Power Distribution Switches, Load Drivers
PMIC – Power Management – Specialized
PMIC – Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Controllers
PMIC – Power Supply Controllers, Monitors
PMIC – RMS to DC Converters
PMIC – Supervisors
PMIC – Thermal Management
PMIC – V/F and F/V Converters
PMIC – Voltage Reference
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – DC DC Switching Controllers
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – DC DC Switching Regulators
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – Linear
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – Linear + Switching
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – Linear Regulator Controllers
PMIC – Voltage Regulators – Special Purpose
Specialized ICs