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Introduction to Computers
Circuits and Switches
Digital Information
Microprocessors
The Internet
Technology and Society
Microprocessors
Lesson 5: Recipe for a Microprocessor
 
Lesson 1:The Robotic Arm
Lesson 2: Fetch, Decode, and Execute
Lesson 3: The Best Things Come in Small Packages
Lesson 4: How Do They Make Chips So Small?
Lesson 5: Recipe For a Microprocessor
  Activity 1: Microscopic Ingredients
Lesson 6: Building Skyscrapers On a Wafer

The Joy of Chips
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Recipe for a Microprocessor
While the process of designing and manufacturing a microprocessor is extremely complex, the ingredients are rather simple. In the most elemental terms, microprocessors are composed of quartz, metals, chemicals and water. Think about that the next time your computer is spell checking your 12-page report on Patagonia cavies and other South American quadrupeds.



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