Apr 30, 2013 · How are integrated circuits (e.g. a microprocessor) fabricated from start to finish? For example, there must be some wiring with resistors, capacitors to store energy (bits) in a field, …

Why do integrated circuits mostly QFN, need to be placed in the oven for an hour or so, prior to being used on a prototype board? Is it to somehow improve the protection of the ICs against ESD or j...

Apr 22, 2020 · Most IC's are low voltage and low current. It is true that some power hungry high speed digital IC's use very high current. I guess your question is, could those high current IC's be designed …

A semiconductor is a material whose electrical behavior can be modified by impurities added to it (doping), and can be used to make circuit elements with varying resistances, voltage threshold …

Sep 17, 2015 · A IC (integrated Circuit) Chip implements one or many circuits on a chip in order to control any kind of stuff. However, a CPU is from my point of view also a BIG circuit collection.

I purchased some ICs recently that included something I'd not seen before - a moisture 'sensor' on a paper strip with color indicators for a few specific levels of humidity. Once the paper reaches a

However understanding the failure mechanisms is vital to be able to debug a chip when something does go wrong (usually I end up trying with another chip which costs time). Question Hence my question: …

Mar 30, 2016 · To me, ICs never have names that hint to their uses. For example, this AND gate from TI is named SN74LVC1G08. But that tells me nothing about what it does. Is there a naming process for …

What limits most integrated circuits to 150°C junction temperature? I know it's not good practice to run chips very hot (as it shows you are wasting a lot of energy) but I'm curious as to what actually limits …

ICs as such dont have a shelf life, like milk or so. They do age on the shelf, though, but generally not as fast as when in use. What happens is you have a rising probability of ICs being dead when …