A combination of interconnected circuit elements inseparably associated on or within a continuous substrate. An integrated circuit may contain anywhere from a few to many thousands of transistors, resistors, diodes, capacitors.

• 互连电路元件不可分离地连接在一块完整的基片上所构成的一种整体电路。一块集成电路可以包含几个到几千个晶体管、电阻、二极管、电容。