集成电路 (jíchéng diànlù) — integrated circuit
HSK 8 | noun | integrated circuit; a set of electronic circuits on a single chip of semiconductor material
集成电路 (jíchéng diànlù)
集成电路 is an electronic circuit in which all components — transistors, resistors, capacitors, and their interconnections — are fabricated on a single semiconductor substrate, typically silicon. Invented in the late 1950s, integrated circuits enabled the miniaturization and mass production of complex electronic systems and are the foundation of modern computing and telecommunications.
Meanings
- [noun] integrated circuit (IC); a miniaturized electronic circuit fabricated on a single semiconductor chip
Example Sentences
集成电路的发明彻底改变了电子技术的发展轨迹。 Jíchéng diànlù de fāmíng chèdǐ gǎibiànle diànzǐ jìshù de fāzhǎn guǐjì. The invention of the integrated circuit fundamentally transformed the trajectory of electronic technology development.
超大规模集成电路可在单颗芯片上集成数十亿个晶体管。 Chāo dàguīmó jíchéng diànlù kě zài dān kē xīnpiàn shàng jíchéng shù shí yì gè jīngtǐguǎn. Very large-scale integrated circuits can integrate billions of transistors on a single chip.
集成电路设计工程师需要深入掌握模拟与数字电路原理。 Jíchéng diànlù shèjì gōngchéngshī xūyào shēnrù zhǎngwò mónǐ yǔ shùzì diànlù yuánlǐ. Integrated circuit design engineers need a deep mastery of analog and digital circuit principles.
摩尔定律描述了集成电路中晶体管密度大约每两年翻倍的规律。 Mó'ěr dìnglǜ miáoshùle jíchéng diànlù zhōng jīngtǐguǎn mìdù dàyuē měi liǎng nián fān bèi de guīlǜ. Moore's Law describes the pattern by which transistor density in integrated circuits roughly doubles every two years.
专用集成电路在人工智能推理加速中展现出显著优势。 Zhuānyòng jíchéng diànlù zài réngōng zhìnéng tuīlǐ jiāsù zhōng zhǎnxiàn chū xiǎnzhù yōushì. Application-specific integrated circuits have shown significant advantages in AI inference acceleration.
集成电路产业链包含设计、制造、封装与测试等关键环节。 Jíchéng diànlù chǎnyè liàn bāohán shèjì, zhìzào, fēngzhuāng yǔ cèshì děng guānjiàn huánjié. The integrated circuit industry chain encompasses key segments including design, manufacturing, packaging, and testing.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 集成电路设计 | integrated circuit design |
| 超大规模集成电路 | very large-scale integrated circuit (VLSI) |
| 专用集成电路 | application-specific IC (ASIC) |
| 集成电路产业 | integrated circuit industry |
| 集成电路制造商 | integrated circuit manufacturer |
Usage Notes
集成电路 is abbreviated as 集电 in some contexts but more commonly abbreviated as IC in mixed Chinese-English technical writing. The scale of integration is described by terms such as 小规模集成电路 (SSI), 中规模集成电路 (MSI), 大规模集成电路 (LSI), 超大规模集成电路 (VLSI), and 极大规模集成电路 (ULSI).
In Chinese industrial policy, 集成电路 and 芯片 (chip) are often used interchangeably in policy documents, reflecting their strategic importance. The 国家集成电路产业投资基金 (National IC Industry Investment Fund) is a major state vehicle for funding domestic chip development.
Memory Hook
集成 (integrated/assembled together) + 电路 (electric circuit) — all the circuits assembled together onto one tiny piece of silicon.