The concept behind an integrated chip is relatively simple: an entire electrical circuit with numerous transistors, wires, and other electrical devices all built into a single square of silicon. These ...

Researchers from the University of Southampton (UK), and the Institut d'Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon chip by bringing the concept of ...

The field of photonic integrated circuits focuses on the miniaturization of photonic elements and their integration in photonic chips—circuits that carry out a range of calculations using photons, ...

A group of South Korean researchers has successfully developed an integrated quantum circuit chip using photons (light particles). This achievement is expected to enhance the global competitiveness of ...

A chip is also referred to as a microcircuit, microchip, and integrated circuit (integrated circuit, IC). refers to tiny silicon chips called integrated circuits, which are frequently found in ...

The Computer History Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, pictured above, with a multimedia exhibit called “The Silicon Engine” to explain why many claim the IC as one ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Integrated circuits consist of ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to develop a system for assessing the extent to which program managers can trust the source of the integrated circuit chips they are buying for ...

Learn what ASICs are and how hardware companies use them to improve performance and reduce energy consumption.