Question

What is the maximum power rating for an IC?

(a) 1 W

(b) 10 W

(c) 100 W

(d) 1000 W

The question was posed to me in an interview.

Question is taken from Semiconductor Electronics topic in chapter Semiconductor Electronics : Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits of Physics – Class 12

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) 10 W

The best I can explain: The maximum power rating possible for a microcircuit is 10 Watts. Integrated Circuits can’t be repaired because the individual components inside the IC are too small. As a result, the facility rating for many of the IC’s doesn’t exceed quite 10 watts. It’s impossible to manufacture high power IC’s and this is often one among the most important disadvantages of Integrated Circuits.