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All about microchips

Microchips may be small, but their impact on the world is tremendous

Find out everything you need to know about how microchips are designed and mass produced for the semiconductor industry.

The basicsThe basics

Get the facts about microchips – the foundations of our digital world.

How microchips are madeHow microchips are made

Follow a microchip’s journey from a semiconductor fab to your phone.

Moore's LawMoore's Law

Learn about the prediction that’s been driving the semiconductor industry since 1965.

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