The creation of the IC or the Integrated Circuit has brought about a revolution in the world of electronics. Complex circuitry is now reduced into a minute chip that can hardly be seen in the naked eyes. The major advantage of this IC is the cost and performance. A circuit with a huge number of transistor, capacitors, and resistors are now being replaced by the semiconductor ICs which perform with much higher stability over a high range of temperature and voltage ranges. Some of the best examples for IC?s are the op-amps, microprocessors, microcontrollers, timers, etc. The best examples of the IC?s that are in high demand are 555 IC timers, 741 operational amplifier, the Intel microprocessor, and 8051 series of microcontroller.

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Seeing how the battle for the best processor for the desktop market is currently owned by Intel, everybody else has to try and make up by engulfing other unsuspecting markets.