How are microchips made? - George Zaidan and Sajan Saini
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DownloadThis is a computer chip, magnified 500 times.
What you’re looking at is the top of a computing city,
with distinct neighborhoods for different functions.
They’re linked by up to 100 kilometers of ultra-thin copper lines,
running across 10 or more stacked levels.
At the very bottom, billions of electronic devices
generate the digital traffic that pulses across the chip.
The most common of these devices is called a transistor;
it’s a switch that allows current to flow if it receives a voltage.
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Key Vocabulary (21)
To make something by putting parts or materials together over a period of time. This can refer to physical objects like houses or abstract concepts like trust and relationships.
A series of steps or actions taken in order to achieve a particular result. It explains how something is done or how it happens over time.
H2O liquid
"Drink water daily."
A chip is a small, thin piece of material that has been broken or cut off from a larger object. It also refers to a thin slice of food, like a potato chip, or a tiny electronic component used in computers.
"I ate potato chips for a snack."
A sophisticated electronic device designed to store, retrieve, and process data through programmed instructions. In modern discourse, it encompasses everything from microprocessors in appliances to high-performance servers facilitating global networks.
The study or use of computers and electronic systems for processing, storing, and communicating information. It encompasses both the hardware components and the software applications used to manage data efficiently.
The activity or sport of moving fast on foot, often done for exercise or in a race. It involves a pace faster than walking where both feet are briefly off the ground at the same time.
"The running is important."
Describes something that is very small in size, amount, or degree. It is more emphatic than the word 'small' and is often used to highlight how little something is.
"The tiny is important."
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