computer chip
Processor inside devices
A computer chip is a small piece of semiconductor material, typically silicon, containing integrated electronic circuits that perform computing functions.
These chips range from simple processors to complex microprocessors that serve as the "brain" of computers, smartphones, and countless other devices.
The term is often used interchangeably with microchip or integrated circuit, though in everyday speech computer chip emphasizes its role in computing rather than other electronics applications.
Main computing chip
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- coreCentral essential portion
multicore · instruction set · ALU · register · clock speed · thread · pipeline · architecture
Deliberately untrue statement
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- waferThin crisp disk
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
etching · photoresist · cleanroom · foundry · Intel · Samsung · nanometer · node
Semiconductor signal switch
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
PCB · solder · etching · trace · interconnect · logic gate · amplifier · voltage regulator
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- serverOne who attends tables
- gaming consoleVideo game hardware
- GPUVisual processing hardware
IoT · wearable · automotive · embedded system · data center · supercomputer · medical device · smart appliance
Chip capacity doubles biennially
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- neuromorphicMimicking neural structure
- photonicOf or using light
chiplet · graphene · ASIC · power efficiency
CPU
Main computing chip
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- cacheConcealed storage spot
core · multicore · instruction set · ALU · register · clock speed · thread · pipeline · architecture · ARM
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- waferThin crisp disk
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
doping · etching · photoresist · cleanroom · foundry · Intel · Samsung · nanometer · node · yield
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
diode · PCB · solder · etching · trace · interconnect · logic gate · amplifier · voltage regulator · power delivery
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- serverOne who attends tables
- gaming consoleVideo game hardware
GPU · IoT · wearable · automotive · embedded system · data center · supercomputer · medical device · smart appliance · router
Moore's Law
Chip capacity doubles biennially
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- neuromorphicMimicking neural structure
photonic · chiplet · graphene · ASIC · power efficiency
- processorsCPU, processor, Intel Core, microprocessor, Pentium
computer chipsoftware
Programs directing computer operations
computer program · code · application · operating system · firmware
computer chipabacus
Bead-and-wire arithmetic tool
slide rule · vacuum tube · pen and paper · analog computer · punch card
computer chipanalog circuit
Continuous-signal electronic system
vacuum tube · analog computer · relay · transistor radio · cathode ray tube
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