This course aims tocultivate student the basic knowledge of integrated circuit, and aims tocultivate undergraduate students' interest and ability in integrated circuits.This course summarizes the history of integrated circuits, integrated circuitdevices and manufacturing, EDA and computing, communications, sensors, AI chipdesign and other fields. Through this course, students will master thedevelopment and trend of integrated circuit design, cultivate theirprofessional interest in integrated circuits design, lead them into the fieldof integrated circuits design, help understand the basic ideas, coretechnologies, professional scope and possible jobs involved in the field ofintegrated circuits design, and provide cognitive and psychological preparationfor students' professional development to build a good professional foundationfor future chip-related scientific research and development work.