====== Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) ====== > I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit), alternatively known as I2C or IIC, is a synchronous, multi-controller/multi-target (historically termed as multi-master/multi-slave), single-ended, serial communication bus invented in 1982 by Philips Semiconductors. It is widely used for attaching lower-speed peripheral integrated circuits (ICs) to processors and microcontrollers in short-distance, intra-board communication. > > [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C|Wikipedia]]