Ada Beatrice Suzette M.

Catapang April 26, 2013

BS ECE IV-A Wireless HW#2


TYPES OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

Integrated circuits (IC) are usually referred to as chips. Inside them is a tiny piece of
semiconductor(usually silicon) with large circuits built in.There are millions of different integrated circuits.

There are two major kinds of ICs:

Analog (or linear) which are used as amplifiers, timers and oscillators
Digital (or logic) which are used in microprocessors and memories
Some ICs are combinations of both analog and digital.


General types of integrated circuits:

Logic circuits
-These IC's are basically decision makers. most contain logic gate circuits.(logic gates will be discussed
in a later section).

Comparators
-These IC's compare inputs and gives an output.

Operational Amplifiers
-These are amplifiers. Works very much like transistor amplifier circuits.

Audio amplifiers
-These are used to amplify audio.

Timers
-These are counting IC's used for circuits that counts or needs to keeptrack of time.

Switches
-Switching IC's are also very much like the switching circuits of transistors.

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


Description of a few types of chips:

CMOS, in computer science, acronym for complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. A semiconductor
device that consists of two metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs), one N-type and
one P-type, integrated on a single silicon chip. Generally used for RAM and switching applications, these
devices have very high speed and extremely low power consumption. They are, however, easily
damaged by static electricity.

Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an integrated circuit designed for high-speed data manipulations, used
in audio, communications, image manipulation, and other data-acquisiton and data-control applications.

Dynamic RAM (DRAM) in computer science, a form of semiconductor random access memory (RAM).
Dynamic RAMs store information in integrated circuits that contain capacitors. Because capacitors lose
their charge over time, dynamic RAM boards must include logic to "refresh" (recharge) the RAM chips
continuously. While a dynamic RAM is being refreshed, it cannot be read by the processor; if the
processor must read the RAM while it is being refreshed, one or more wait states occur. Because their
internal circuitry is simple, dynamic RAMs are more commonly used than static RAMs, even though they
are slower. A dynamic RAM can hold approximately four times as much data as a static RAM chip of the
same complexity.

EPROM, in computer science, acronym for erasable programmable read-only memory. Also called
reprogrammable read-only memory (RPROM). EPROMs are nonvolatile memory chips that are
programmed after they are manufactured. EPROMs are a good way for hardware vendors to put variable
or constantly changing code into a prototype system when the cost of producing many PROM chips
would be prohibitive. EPROMs differ from PROMs in that they can be erased, generally by removing a
protective cover from the top of the chip package and exposing the semiconductor material to ultraviolet
light, and can be reprogrammed after having been erased. Although EPROMs are more expensive than
PROMs, they can be more cost-effective in the long run if many changes are needed.

PROM, acronym for programmable read-only memory. In computer science, a type of read-only memory
(ROM) that allows data to be written into the device with hardware called a PROM programmer. After a
PROM has been programmed, it is dedicated to that data, and it cannot be reprogrammed. Because
ROMs are cost-effective only when produced in large volumes, PROMs are used during the prototyping
stage of the design. New PROMs can be created and discarded as needed until the design is perfected.

Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), a type of microprocessor that focuses on rapid and efficient
processing of a relatively small set of instructions. RISC design is based on the premise that most of the
instructions a computer decodes and executes are simple. As a result, RISC architecture limits the
number of instructions that are built into the microprocessor but optimizes each so it can be carried out
very rapidly-usually within a single clock cycle. RISC chips thus execute simple instructions faster than
microprocessors designed to handle a much wider array of instructions.

ROM, acronym for read-only memory. In computer science, semiconductor-based memory that contains
instructions or data that can be read but not modified. To create a ROM chip, the designer supplies a
semiconductor manufacturer with the instructions or data to be stored; the manufacturer then produces
one or more chips containing those instructions or data. Because creating ROM chips involves a
manufacturing process, it is economically viable only if the ROM chips are produced in large quantities;
experimental designs or small volumes are best handled using PROM or EPROM. In general usage, the
term ROM often means any read-only device, including PROM and EPROM.

Static RAM (SRAM), in computer science, a form of semiconductormemory (RAM). Static RAM storage
is based on the logic circuit known as a flip-flop, which retains the information stored in it as long as there
is enough power to run the device. A static RAM chip can store only about one-fourth as much data as a
dynamic RAM chip of the same complexity, but static RAM does not require refreshing and is usually
much faster than dynamic RAM. It is also more expensive. Static RAMs are usually reserved for use in
caches.


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