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Because Silicon is normally an insulator (does not conduct electricity), it is useful as the "substrate" on which other materials are deposited to create the "semiconductors" that make up computer switching circuits.
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∙ 7y agoSilicon is a semiconductor which allows it to do many things electrically.
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What is the chip that powers the 4th and 5th generation of computers?
it know as the silicon chip
What were computers used 2 do in the 17 centey?
As the silicon chip was not invented until 1961, they did not have access to computers or electricity in the 17th century.
Is gallium used in computers?
Yes. Gallium is used as a "dopant", a calculated impurity that turns the silicon that makes up the computer chip from a nonconductor to a semiconductor.
The thin wafer that powers 4th and 5th generations computers know as the .................. chip?
silicon
Why is a silicon chip called silicon chip?
Because it is made up of silicon.
What semiconductor is used in computers?
Silicon.
The allowed computer technology to develop?
THE SILICON CHIP - The term silicon is important in the computer industry. Microchips that let computers work are made from silicon. Scientists developed the first trial silicon chip in 1958. Before that time computers were made of transistors. In 1958 scientists thought that silicon microchips were impressive because each chip could hold more than 30 transistors. Today's silicon chips often have more than a million transistors. Silicon microchips have helped make modern computer technology possible.
What allowed computer technology to develop?
THE SILICON CHIP -The term silicon is important in the computer industry. Microchips that let computers work are made from silicon. Scientists developed the first trial silicon chip in 1958. Before that time computers were made of transistors. In 1958 scientists thought that silicon microchips were impressive because each chip could hold more than 30 transistors. Today's silicon chips often have more than a million transistors. Silicon microchips have helped make modern computer technology possible.
What type of material is used to make a memory chip?
silicon
Why does silicon have to be very pure?
Silicon used in making chips must be very pure because if it is not, the chip will not work.
What semiconductor is used in calculators?
Silicon based semiconductors are the most commonly used semiconductor material in calculators. Silicon semiconductors are also extensively used in computers.
What kind of silicon is CPU made from?
Silicon chip
