Semiconductors trivia

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• What is the industry rule of thumb that the number of transistors on a chip doubles about every two years?Semiconductors
• Which device joins p-type and n-type semiconductor to let current flow in one direction?Semiconductors
• Which core semiconductor chip in a computer interprets instructions and performs calculations?Semiconductors
• Which non-volatile memory does an SSD mainly use to store data?Semiconductors
• A diode is a device that lets current flow mainly in one direction.Semiconductors
• A semiconductor generally conducts electricity better as its temperature rises.Semiconductors
• What is the main semiconductor material on which chips are built?Semiconductors
• A CPU is a semiconductor chip with many transistors integrated on it.Semiconductors
• Which core device acts as the switch that turns current on and off in an electronic circuit?Semiconductors
• Which memory usually loses what it holds when the power goes off?Semiconductors
• What do we call a circuit that packs a great many electronic devices onto a small semiconductor substrate?Semiconductors
• What is a company called that does not design chips itself but specialises in manufacturing them to other firms' orders?Semiconductors
• Silicon is a rare element found only in tiny amounts in the Earth's crust.Semiconductors
• The nanometre (nm), used for the width of chip circuit lines, is one millionth of a metre.Semiconductors
• A transistor is used to control the flow of current or to amplify an electrical signal.Semiconductors
• Ordinary RAM is volatile memory, whose stored data disappears when the power goes off.Semiconductors
• A semiconductor is classed as an insulator, through which electricity does not pass.Semiconductors
• Which impurity is typically used to turn silicon into an n-type semiconductor?Semiconductors
• Doping is the process of removing every impurity from a semiconductor to leave it pure.Semiconductors
• In an n-type semiconductor, electrons act as the main charge carriers.Semiconductors