"polygonum" wrote in message ...
On 03/01/2015 15:03, William Sommerwerck wrote:

One might argue that all the transistors are created simultaneously in a
single processing sequence, and that the chip is, technically, a single
component.

One might argue that is the case for the 100-component circuit referred to
in the EE Times article.

One //might not// argue that. The LED lamp is made of discrete components that
are manufactured separately, and individually soldered in place.