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. The general types of
integrated circuits include:
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 gies an output.
Operational Ampliiers -
These are amplifiers. !orks ery much like transistor amplifier circuits.
Au!io ampliiers -
These are used to amplify audio.
Timers -
These are counting IC's used for circuits that counts or needs to keep
track of time.
S"itc#es -
"witching IC's are also ery much like the switching circuits of
transistors.
Ot#er -
There are thousands of other types. # lot of IC's are made for a special
purpose like digital sound recording. $ost IC's come with pinout
information and how to use it. If not% you'll need one of those large
reference books that hae info on most of the IC's.