OCTOBER 20188IntroductionWhen we think of hardware in the context of elec-tronics, one thing that strikes first in our minds is a "Computer". We all know what computers are capable of doing. In today's world, everyone uses a computer be at work or home, either in the form of Desktop or a Laptop. Also, almost everyone uses a mobile phone which comprises of electronics hardware. As such, any device consists of active and passive electronic com-ponents, which includes computing power (CPU Core) and other passive electronic circuitry. There are many devices that we interact with, without even realiz-ing that those devices also have complex electronics hardware and also have similar capabilities compared to a computer.Evolution of Semiconductors and IntegrationsIn the early years, computers were very large in siz-es because of the electronics circuits that were used in making them consisted of components. Such as di-odes which were made of vacuum tubes in discrete form. When Solid State Devices were invented, that's when the semiconductor evolution started. The use of semiconductors helped making the size of computers smaller and smaller. The invention of transistor further helped to manufacture devices in lesser size. But still, early devices although made of SSD's were discrete, meaning individual components such as tran-sistors were used to form circuits like gates, flip-flops etc. The invention of IC (Integrated Circuit) and Inte-Bangalore headquartered Lyra Infosystems enables business transformation along with providing viable solutions to its clients in APAC regionTHE APPLICATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICESBy Praful Joshi, Technical Director, Lyra Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.IN MY OPINION
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