Definition of Integrated Circuit
IC (Integrated Circuit) is a semiconductor component in which there are tens, hundreds or thousands, even more basic electronic components consisting of a number of component resistors, transistors, diodes, and other semiconductor components. IC components in the form of a series that is integrated into a series of shaped chipkecil.

IC is used for several purposes of the manufacture of electronic equipment to be easily assembled into a relatively small-sized equipment. Prior to the IC, almost all electronic equipment is made from component units (individuals) are connected to each other using a wire or cable, so that seemed to have a big size and not practical. In terms of raw materials, IC wrapped in packaging (packages) for certain to be protected from outside interference as against moisture dust and other contamination substances. IC packaging is made from plastic ceramicdan materials, and designed for easy installation and penyambungannya. IC can work with a given ration voltage of 5-12 volts in accordance with its type IC. If a given input voltage over the specified limits, the IC is damaged it can be said, for more details will be explained on the strengths and weaknesses of the IC itself.

The IC should we as users can learn about some of the following, namely:

Advantages of IC (Integrated Circuit)
IC has been widely used in various fields, one field of Aerospace industry, where electronic control circuit will be more compact and small so as to reduce the weight of satellites, missiles and other types of other spacecraft. A very complex computer design can be facilitated, so that many components can be reduced and the size of the motherboard can be minimized. Another example, the IC used in the electronic calculating machine (calculator), also mobile phones (mobile phone) that looks relatively small. In the current era of advanced technology, electronic equipment required in order to have the size and weight as light and as small as possible and it may be possible to use IC. Besides the size and weight of small and light IC, IC also provides another advantage that is when compared to the circuit - which many of the conventional circuit using IC components with a relatively small circuit consumes only little energy sources and do not generate excessive heat so it does not require refrigeration (cooling system .)

The weakness of the IC (Integrated Circuit)
In the previous description appears as if the IC is so perfect compared to conventional electronic components, component padalah there is nothing that has weaknesses. Weakness IC or IC category that can be said damaged include limitations in the face of a large excess electric current, whereby electrical current can cause excessive heat inside the component, so that small components such as ICs will be easily damaged if the resulting overheating. Similarly, the IC constraints in the face of great tension, where a large voltage can damage the insulation layer between the components in the IC. Examples of such damage, there was a brief relationship between the components with each other in the IC, when this happens, then the IC can be damaged and become useless.