chipsets
Circuit board cores
A chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to work together, typically on a computer motherboard.
The chipset manages communication between the processor, memory, and peripheral devices, determining what components a system can support.
In consumer contexts, chipset often appears in discussions of compatibility: Make sure your RAM is compatible with your motherboard's chipset.
Metalloid in electronics
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- ASICSingle-purpose microchip
transistor · semiconductor · die · wafer · logic gates · cache · registers · ALU
Hollow receiving cavity
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- UEFIFirmware interface for booting
- DIMMComputer memory card
- form factorPhysical size and shape
heatsink · CMOS · power delivery · backplate · mounting
Deliberately untrue statement
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- thermalPertaining to warmth
CMOS · bipolar · doping · diffusion · packaging · binning · foundry · Samsung
Serial disk interface
- USBDevice connection standard
- EthernetWired network standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- Wi-FiWireless network standard
NFC · Thunderbolt · HDMI · DisplayPort · I/O · bus · interface · controller
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
ASIC · transistor · semiconductor · die · wafer · logic gates · cache · registers · ALU · integrated circuit
socket
Hollow receiving cavity
form factor · heatsink · CMOS · power delivery · backplate · mounting
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- yieldProduce or relinquish
thermal · CMOS · bipolar · doping · diffusion · packaging · binning · foundry · Samsung · Intel
SATA
Serial disk interface
Wi-Fi · NFC · Thunderbolt · HDMI · DisplayPort · I/O · bus · interface · controller · protocol
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- LTEWireless broadband standard
- power efficiencyRatio of useful output to input
- 5G Networks5G, antennas, base stations, spectrum, low latency
chipsetssoftware
Programs directing computer operations
applications · programs · operating systems · code · apps
chipsetsmechanical components
Parts of a machine
gears · vacuum tubes · relays · clockwork · hydraulics