A chip is an electronic component, which is manufactured by microelectronics technology, integrating circuits and systems on a tiny silicon chip.
Chips include electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors, and are one of the core components of various electronic devices. The manufacture of chips requires high precision, high purity materials and complex processes, and is an important part of modern technology.
Chip is a kind of integrated circuit, composed of a large number of transistors. Different chips have different integration scales, as large as hundreds of millions; as small as tens or hundreds of transistors. Transistors have two states, on and off, represented by 1s and 0s.
Multiple transistors produce multiple 1's and 0's that are set to specific functions (i.e., instructions and data) to represent or process letters, numbers, colors, graphics, and so on. When the chip is powered up, it first generates a startup instruction to activate the chip, and then it continues to receive new instructions and data to fulfill its function.
Applications of chips
1, computer field: chips are the core components of computers, mainly used in CPU, memory, hard disk and other equipment.
2, the field of cell phones: chips are the core components of cell phones, mainly used in CPU, baseband, radio frequency and other equipment.
3, the field of Internet of Things: chip is the core component of the Internet of Things devices, mainly used in sensors, wireless modules, control chips and other devices.
4, medical field: chips are mainly used in medical imaging, diagnosis, treatment and so on.
5, aviation field: chips are mainly used in avionics, navigation, communications and other aspects.
6, automotive field: chips are mainly used in automotive electronics, engine control, safety systems and other aspects.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chip