Electronics for Beginners: A Practical Introduction to Schematics, Circuits, and Microcontrollers

© Jonathan Bartlett 2020

J. BartlettElectronics for Beginnershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5979-5_11

11. Integrated Circuits and Resistive Sensors

Jonathan Bartlett¹ 

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Tulsa, OK, USA

 

So far, the components we have studied are simple, basic components—batteries, resistors, diodes, and so on. In this chapter, we are going to start to look at integrated circuits , also called chips, microchips, or ICs. An IC is a miniaturized circuit placed on silicon. It is a whole collection of parts geared around a specific function. These functions may be small, such as comparing voltages or amplifying voltages, or they may be complex, such as processing video or even complete computers. A single chip may hold just a few components, or it may hold billions. ...