noun
discrete (semiconductor device)
Technical term in electronics for individual semiconductor components (transistors, diodes, etc.) as opposed to integrated circuits.
この回路にはディスクリート部品を使っています。
This circuit uses discrete components.
集積回路 (integrated circuit) is the opposite concept: many components fabricated on a single chip, while ディスクリート refers to individual separate components.
Borrowed from English 'discrete', used in electronics to describe individual semiconductor devices.