Microprocessors and integrated electronic technology

The microprocessor has made it possible for a standard complex function to be employed in a broad range of applications that extends the applicability of large-scale integration (LSI) to many situations that could not support special chip designs. This in turn has freed the technology from previous restrictions to evolve in directions appropriate for microprocessors and associated LSI functions. The result is that many new variations of cirucit design and process technology have arisen that lead toward more dense and higher performance integrated-circuit structures.