### substance | conductor | semiconductor:

Memory chip
* Most memory chips have black or chrome coating, or packaging , to protect their circuitry.
  - part of computers
* contain blank memory.
+ Photolithography, Manufacturing: Technology :: Electronics
  * Memory chips have thousands or millions of identical cells.

### substance | conductor | semiconductor:

Microchip
* appear to be headed back to the plastic age.
* are a safer form of identification of lost birds
  - about the same size as a grain of rice
  - far more widespread than PCs in terms of numbers
  - now part of such everyday items as toasters
  - passive devices, which means they have no internal energy source
* are the main weapon to combat our nations number one animal killer, unidentified animals
  - tiny implants that are usually put under the skin on the horse's neck
* can help reunite lost dogs with their owners.
* ensure safety of wild rhinos.
* have different frequencies.
* insert in the neck muscle are also excellent way to identify an animal.
* is semiconductor
* manufactures a family of low-cost microcontrollers and support chips.

### substance | conductor | semiconductor:

Microprocessor
* All microprocessors require an operating system and there are a lot of microprocessors in the world.
* act as the brains of computers.
* amplify the electricity and measure it to calculate the G-force.
* are chips
  - classified by the size of their data bus or address bus
  - electronic components
  - everywhere
  - integrated circuits
  - located in computers
  - made from silicon, quartz, metals, and other chemicals
  - miniaturized devices that often implement stored program CPUs
  - part of personal computers
  - programmable and the program is usually stored in a ROM or main memory
* are the brains behind personal computers
  - of every computer
* are the central brains of a computer
  - processing units of computer systems
  - most important kind of non-memory chips
  - silicon chips that process data in computers
  - very sensitive to the clock's voltage level, duty cycle, and noise
  - vital engines of growth in the new information-based economy
* can get confused, and like human brains, they often work better after a rest.
* contain both combinational logic and sequential digital logic.
* continue to become smaller, more powerful and cheaper.
* control temperature, cylinder speeds, mechanical action, and moisture levels.
* convert the control commands into motion signals for a machine's axes.
* generate more heat with increased device densities and faster clock rates.
* help making cars safer
  - to do everything from writing to searching the Web
* is semiconductor
* run virtually every telecom system.
* simplify the process of data processing.
+ Computer, Analog and Digital Computers, High-scale computers: Tools
  * A 'microprocessor' is an electronic component that is used by a computer to do its work. It is a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit chip containing millions of very small components including transistors, resistors, and diodes that work together. Microprocessors help to do everything from writing to searching the Web.
+ Microprocessor, Facts and figures: Electronic components :: Microprocessor design
  * Microprocessors are classified by the size of their data bus or address bus. They are also grouped into CISC and RISC types.

### substance | conductor | semiconductor | microprocessor:

Modern microprocessor
* achieve higher speed by implementing pipelined architectures.
* rely on efficient, high-speed circuits to perform arithmetic quickly.