Microprocessors

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Fetch

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Microprocessor gets a software instruction from memory telling it what to do with the data.

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Decode

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Microprocessor determines what the instruction means.

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Execute

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Microprocessor performs the instruction.

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transistor

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A type of switch that contains no moving parts and uses electricity to turn itself on and off.

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micron

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A unit of measure that is one millionth of a meter; synonymous with micrometer.

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wafer

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A thin, flat piece of semiconductor crystal used in the manufacture of microprocessors and integrated circuits. Circuit components are created on the surface of the wafer through a series of manufacturing techniques that include layering and etching.

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mask

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A patterned plate or template used to expose selected areas of a wafer's layer to light in the process of fabricating a computer chip

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Photoresist

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A light sensitive material that changes chemically when exposed to light.

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logic design

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is a logical calculus of truth values

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Circuit Design

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The process of circuit design can cover systems ranging from complex electronic systems all the way down to the individual transistors