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An integrated circuit (IC), or more frequently called a microchip or chip, is a single piece of semiconductor material on which a large number of electronic components are interconnected. These interconnected components implement specific functions which are each tailored to a target application. The semiconductor material is usually silicon, but alternatives include germanium and gallium arsenide.
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Veendrick, H. (2019). The Electronics (R)evolution. In: Bits on Chips. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76096-4_1
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