What is Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)?
Very large scale integration, or VLSI, involves the technology that allows a large number of circuits to be included on single silicon chip. Developed during the 1980’s, VLSI helped to usher in an age where many of the technical innovations we enjoy today were made possible. VLSI is a process that can be employed in several different ways. When it comes to the production of semiconductor chips, the process provides the ideal means of including huge numbers of logic elements and memory capacity on one single chip. This one simple application helped to make desktop computers more powerful than ever, as well as setting the stage for the utilization of resources that make online video and other high resource applications possible. When it comes to the amount of components that can be placed on a single chip, the original design made the placement of several thousand elements on one unit possible. Continued enhancements in the process of VLSI have made it possible for that number to exceed
