A complex logic module for the synthesis of combinational switching circuits
Yale N. Patt · 1967
Continuing achievements in device technology (i.e., integrated circuits) are drastically changing the costs associated with the circuit realization of a switching function. Already the integrated circuit module has replaced the discrete transistor as the basic unit in a switching circuit. The factors which most greatly affect the cost of the integrated circuit module (i.e., the individual process steps, the packaging, the member of external interconnections, and the circuit yield) are almost wholly independent of the number of transistors on the monolithic chip contained within the module Furthermore, a large percentage of these costs are independent of the number of modules manufactured; therefore, the more uses that can be found for a module, the less expensive the per unit cost of the module will be.