With Biden signing the "Chips and Scientists Act", the global battle for chips has further heated up, and my country's chip market is once again facing the challenge of hegemonism. Despite the difficulties, we will never stop exploring and developing in the chip field, which demonstrates the critical importance of chips to the country. In addition to its importance, there are many interesting tidbits about chips, let’s explore them together.
1. Luxury elements in chips: gold?
Chips are expensive not just because of their importance in technology, but also because some actually contain gold. Gold is an ideal material for manufacturing circuit boards for advanced electronic products due to its physical ductility and chemical stability. In advanced circuit boards, some special locations require very small gold wires to connect circuit components. Gold is the only material that meets this requirement, so some precision chip circuit boards do contain gold.
2. Why does Intel not exist in mobile phone chips?
Mainstream mobile phone chips are usually made by Qualcomm, and Intel has not been successful in the mobile field. This is partly because Qualcomm has accumulated a large number of patented technologies in the communications field. On the other hand, Intel had firmly established itself as the leader in the PC market at the beginning of the rise of smartphones and did not devote enough attention and resources to the mobile market. In addition, PCs and mobile devices have different requirements for processor performance and power consumption, and Intel's high-power processors are not suitable for mobile devices.
3. What is the truth about cow dung chips in India?
An Indian chip company has launched a cow dung chip, which has attracted widespread attention. It is said that in addition to improving the operating speed of electronic products, this chip also has radiation protection and disease treatment functions. However, in fact, the role of this chip has been exaggerated, and its main function is similar to that of ordinary chips. The price is low, but the claims about radiation protection and disease treatment are pure fiction.
4. Summary
Although the chip seems small, it carries huge technological charm. They promote the country's scientific and technological development and improve its international competitiveness. It is hoped that our country can have independently developed high-end chips as soon as possible to achieve independence and leading position in this field. If you want to learn more about the chip industry, you can visit the official website of Yufanwei (www.yufanwei.com).