Showing papers on "Very-large-scale integration published in 1976"
01 Jun 1976
TL;DR: The microprocessor has made it possible for a standard complex function to be employed in a broad range of applications that extends the applicability of large-scale integration (LSI) to many situations that could not support special chip designs.
Abstract: The microprocessor has made it possible for a standard complex function to be employed in a broad range of applications that extends the applicability of large-scale integration (LSI) to many situations that could not support special chip designs. This in turn has freed the technology from previous restrictions to evolve in directions appropriate for microprocessors and associated LSI functions. The result is that many new variations of cirucit design and process technology have arisen that lead toward more dense and higher performance integrated-circuit structures.
17 citations
TL;DR: I2L is a novel bipolar circuit design approach to achieve high-density large-scale integration which uses multicollector npn transistors which are powered from merged multicolLECTor lateral pnp transistors.
Abstract: Integrated injection logic or merged transistor logic is a novel bipolar circuit design approach to achieve high-density large-scale integration. As the basic logic units it uses multicollector npn transistors which are powered from merged multicollector lateral pnp transistors. I2L can be fabricated with standard buried collector technology and is therefore compatible with conventional bipolar circuitry on the same chip. The feature of having special interface circuitry—digital and/or linear—on the same chip renders I2L a powerful LSI technique.
3 citations