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Semiconductor Chips

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Semiconductor Chips:

Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between conductors (generally metals) and nonconductors or insulators(such as most ceramics). Semiconductors can be pure elements, such as silicon or germanium, or compounds such as gallium arsenide or cadmium selenide.

Conductivity is the measure of the ease at which an electric charge or heat can pass through a material.

A semiconductor chip is an electric circuitwith many components such as transistors and wiring formed on a semiconductor wafer. An electronic device comprising numerous of these components is called Integrated Circuit (IC), and can be found in electronic devices such as computers, smartphones, appliances, gaming hardware and medical equipment.

These devices find widespread use in almost all industries, especially in the automobile industry.