IC or Integrated Circuit for Beginners

IC or integrated circuit sometimes called a cheap or microchip is a semiconductor on which thousands for millions of tiny resistor capacitors and transistors are fabricated. The IC can function as an amplifier, oscillator, timer, counter, computer memory for microprocessor and wireless data transfer and so more. Comedy commonly we can see the Ic’s in a black plastic package with the number of pins. The ICS can be named us LM328, 555, SG3525, AT mega328p and lot more.

SG 3525 inverter ic most coomly using inverter circuit
IC or integrated chip – SG 3525

The most common IC is using in hobby electronics circuits are

  • Lm358
  • Ne555
  • Lm741
  • Sg3525
  • Sg3524
  • Um66
  • Cd4047
  • Cd4017
  • Cd4026
  • Tda2030
  • Tda2003
  • Tda7294
  • Atmega328p
  • Lm324
  • La4441
  • STK series
  • Tl084
  • Tl072
  • Ne5532

The different IC having a different function in the electronic circuits. The integrated circuit can simplify the electronic circuits and reduce the cost of the electronic devices. In the old days, the transistors are mostly used to build electronic circuits. That leads to high power usage and need more space to store. In this days the IC optimize the error. They produce the space and workload of the circuit.

In common the IC numbering can be established according to the dot present at the left corner of the Integrated circuit and we start numbering 1to so on.

Akhil Satheesh

Akhil Satheesh

Akhil Satheesh is an electronics expert and the Founder and CEO of Soldering Mind. Specializes in designing innovative electronic circuits and custom, high-performance PCB layouts. Every project he shares on solderingmind.com is rigorously bench-tested to ensure accuracy for makers and hobbyists alike.

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