More heat is generated.
Higher power output is possible.
Higher switching speeds are attainable.
Fewer calculations need to be done per unit time.
Higher component density
Ease of maintenance
Lower gain
Lower current consumption
The final amplifier in a large radio broadcast transmitter
The microprocessor in a personal computer
A battery-powered calculator
A low-power audio amplifier
Resistors
Capacitors
Diodes
All three of the above component types are practical for direct fabrication on a chip.
Maximize the gain.
Control the gain.
Allow oscillation over a wide band of frequencies.
Forget it! Op amp circuits never have negative feedback.
An op amp
A timer
A comparator
A multiplexer/demultiplexer
An op amp
A timer
A comparator
A multiplexer/demultiplexer
Transistor-transistor logic
Base-coupled logic
Emitter-coupled logic
N-channel-coupled logic
Sensitivity to damage by electrostatic discharge
Low current demand
Ability to work at high speed
Ability to handle extremely high power
The maximum current levels needed.
The maximum attainable impedance.
The size of the semiconductor atoms.
Forget it! There is no limit to the component density that can be achieved in IC technology.
It is easier to read data from the device than to write data into it.
It is more difficult to read data from the device than to write data into it.
It is easy to read data from the device, and just as easy to write data into it.
It is difficult to read data from the device, and equally difficult to write data into it.
It is easier to read data from the device than to write data into it.
It is more difficult to read data from the device than to write data into it.
It is easy to read data from the device, and just as easy to write data into it.
It is difficult to read data from the device, and equally difficult to write data into it.
An EEPROM chip
An EPROM chip
An SRAM chip
A DRAM chip
Volatility
Component density
Multiplexing
Corruptibility
Two
Three
Four
Forget it! The maximum number of transistors on a VLSI chip is not larger, but smaller than the maximum number of transistors on an MSI chip.
Timers.
Op amps.
Multiplexers.
None of the above.
Timers.
Op amps.
Multiplexers.
None of the above.
Applying the signal to the input of a timer.
Applying the signal to the inverting input of an op amp.
Applying the signal to the input of a flip-flop.
Applying the signal to the input of an SRAM chip.
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