LSI
noun[U]
electronics,computingspecializeduk/ˌel.esˈaɪ/us/ˌel.esˈaɪ/abbreviationforlarge-scaleintegration: theprocessof putting thousands oftransistors(= verysmallpiecesofelectronicequipment)on asinglesiliconchip(= asmallpieceofsiliconthat is used incomputers,phones, etc.):
Computersbuiltafter 1972 are often called "fourthgeneration"computers,basedon LSI (Large Scale Integration) of circuits—typically 500 or morecomponentson achip.
LSIcircuitsapproaching10,000transistorsbeganto beproducedaround 1974.
- Early LSI and VLSIdevices(such as themicroprocessorsof the early 1970s) weremostlycreatedbyhand.
- Atransmitterlike thisbecamefeasiblewith theadventof LSI (large-scaleintegration).
- Circuits used tocontaintransistorsnumberedin the tens, butdevelopmentleadto Large Scale Integration (LSI) (thousands), and VLSI (hundreds of thousands and beyond).
Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit diagram
- circuitry
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- parallel
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- thermistor
- transformer
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