Very large scale system intergration (VLSI) of transistors first occurred in the 1980's as part of the semiconductor and communication technologies that were being developed. |
Very large scale system integration (VLSI) of transistors first occurred in the 1980's as part of the semiconductor and communication technologies that were being developed. |
The first semiconductor chips held one transistor each. Subsequent advances added more and more transistors, and as a consequence more individual functions or systems were intergrated over time. The microprocessor is a VLSI device.