Integrated Circuit Vs Microprocessor
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Integrated Circuit Vs Microprocessor. The difference between Integrated circuit and Microprocessor. An integrated circuit can be a collection of many transistors arranged to do many functions besides processing.
The processing components used for embedded devices can be divided into two broad categories; Microcontrollers Microprocessors on the other hand are general purpose computing devices which incorporate all the functions of the central processing unit on a chip.
The microprocessor needs an external ROM or EEPROM to store its control program.
Integrated circuits (ICs) are a keystone of modern electronics. It is a complete computer and has all the essential components needed on a single chip such as the processing unit, ROM, RAM, I/O ports. These memories are built into the microcontroller.