Microchips
⭐ MasteredA microchip is a small piece of silicon that holds millions or billions of tiny electronic switches called transistors. Chips are inside almost every electronic device.
A modern phone chip can contain billions of transistors smaller than a virus.
All about Microchips
A microchip is a small piece of silicon that holds millions or billions of tiny electronic switches called transistors. Chips are in almost every electronic device.
Chips are made in clean factories called fabs.
Each transistor can be switched on or off, which lets the chip represent 0s and 1s and carry out calculations.
Microchips are so small that many of them can fit on a fingernail. Engineers keep making transistors smaller so that more of them fit on a chip, which makes devices faster and more powerful.
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Real-life uses of Microchips
- Powering phones and computers
- Controlling washing machines
- Running cars and games
Frequently asked questions about Microchips
What is a microchip?
A small piece of silicon with many transistors.
What are transistors?
Tiny electronic switches.