microchips
Tiny computer brains
Microchips are tiny integrated circuits—semiconductor wafers containing thousands or millions of electronic components.
They power computers, phones, and countless devices.
The singular microchip also refers to a small identification chip implanted under an animal's skin: We had the dog microchipped.
To microchip is to implant such a device.
Metalloid in electronics
- galliumElement thirty-one
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- conductorOne who directs musicians
insulator · dielectric · polysilicon · monocrystalline · crystal · ingot · dopant · phosphorus
Thin crisp disk
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
cleanroom · foundry · nanometer · die · yield · diffusion · deposition · packaging
Component that executes instructions
- CPUMain computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- cacheConcealed storage spot
logic · firmware · embedded · controller · ASIC · DSP · microcontroller · arithmetic
Semiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
- QualcommSemiconductor and telecom firm
- NvidiaGraphics processor manufacturer
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
shortage · supply chain · export · tariff · fab · manufacturing · outsourcing · patent
Semiconductor signal switch
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- integratedCombined into a whole
interconnect · trace · gate · CMOS · amplifier · oscillator · voltage · current
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
- galliumElement thirty-one
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
conductor · insulator · dielectric · polysilicon · monocrystalline · crystal · ingot · dopant · phosphorus · boron
wafer
Thin crisp disk
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
substrate · cleanroom · foundry · nanometer · die · yield · diffusion · deposition · packaging · bonding
processor
Component that executes instructions
cache · logic · firmware · embedded · controller · ASIC · DSP · microcontroller · arithmetic · instruction
Intel
Semiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
- QualcommSemiconductor and telecom firm
- NvidiaGraphics processor manufacturer
Samsung · shortage · supply chain · export · tariff · fab · manufacturing · outsourcing · patent · licensing
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
integrated · interconnect · trace · gate · CMOS · amplifier · oscillator · voltage · current · signal
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- computerElectronic calculating device
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- medicalOf healthcare practice
IoT · sensor · wearable · implant · pacemaker · hearing aid · RFID · satellite · drone · gaming
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- modern technologysmartphone, smartphones, internet, computers, Wi-Fi
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- tech industrysoftware, computers, semiconductors, hardware, Amazon
microchipsvacuum tubes
Electron-controlling glass cylinders
relays · punch cards · transistors · abacus · clockwork mechanisms
- pet microchipImplanted animal ID device
- microchip implantCircuit placed inside tissue
- microchip trackingLocating via implanted circuits