A monolithic integrated circuit (IC) is a complete circuit or group of circuits manufactured in a single piece of silicon, a typical physical size being 1.25 mm square (or about fifty thousandths of an inch square). Such a circuit may contain fifty or more components such as transistors or resistors.

What are monolithic integrated circuits used for?

Monolithic integrated circuits are commonly used as microchips within cellphones. Usually, a monolithic integrated circuit has a single base semiconductor referred to as a die.

What is meant by linear integrated circuits?

A linear integrated circuit (linear IC) is a solid-state analog device characterized by a theoretically infinite number of possible operating states. It operates over a continuous range of input levels. In contrast, a digital IC has a finite number of discrete input and output states.