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Integrated Circuits

TOPICS DISCUSSED

  • Concept of integrated circuits

  • Process of manufacturing of ICs

  • Advantages of ICs

  • Operational amplifiers

  • Applications of op-amps

  • Timer IC

  • Applications of IC 555

  • Voltage regulator ICs

  • Digital ICs

17.1 Introduction

Electronic components and circuits have undergone tremendous changes in terms of reduction of their size i.e., miniaturization, reduction of cost, improvement of reliability, reduction in power consumption, ease of replacement, etc. Going by history, the initial effort was to reduce the size of discrete components. This was followed by the development of printed circuit boards (PCBs) which eliminated connections of components by wires. The components were placed on PCBs to develop the circuits. ...

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