The integrated circuit (IC) is a small electronic device that contains many components, such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors, on a single chip of semiconductor material. ICs revolutionized the electronics industry by enabling the mass production of electronic devices with high reliability and low cost. Subscribe A compiler is a software program that translates high-level programming language code into machine code that can be executed by a computer. Compilers are used in the development of software applications and are essential for creating executable files.