Title: Describe integrated circuit (IC) chip transistor type and terminals.
Course: Electronics Systems II (17106-II) > Section: Exploring Semiconductor Devices

Description should include

- identifying types of bipolar terminals (e.g., base, collector, and emitter)
- identifying types of terminals (e.g., field-effect, gate, source, and drain)
- describing transistor-transistor logic (TTL) and complementary metal oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) IC families
- reading a pin diagram
- correlating the markings on the chip (e.g., manufacturer code, family, subfamily, function of IC, packaging code)
- identifying types of IC packaging (e.g., round, square, rectangular)
- identifying IC schematic symbol.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a pin diagram?
- Where might you find the subfamily to which the chip belongs?
- Why are there different types of IC packaging?