With the opportunities offered by Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), there is a possibility that you would classify everything found on the board as a PCB. However, there is a difference between the platform housing these components and the components.

One common interchanging that happens is the taking of an Integrated Circuit (IC) to be the same as the Printed Circuit Board (PCB). In reality, they are quite different, both in terms of the structural compositions and the features.

This article explains most of the things you wish to know about IC PCB board.