also: エルエスアイ
noun
large-scale integration; LSI
Technical term in electronics for integrating a large number of transistors on a single chip. Often used in compound nouns like LSI技術.
このLSIは大規模集積回路技術で作られています。
This LSI is made using large-scale integration technology.
Standard technical term; the full kanji form is the primary written form.
Common English-derived abbreviation used in technical contexts.
集積回路 is a general integrated circuit (IC), while 大規模集積回路 specifically refers to large-scale integration with a higher transistor count.
Compound of 大規模 (large-scale) + 集積回路 (integrated circuit). A calque of the English term 'large-scale integration'.