diff --git a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer Architecture/semiconductor.md b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer Architecture/semiconductor.md index e69de29bb..1afefab81 100644 --- a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer Architecture/semiconductor.md +++ b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer Architecture/semiconductor.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +A *semiconductor* is a material that conducts [[electricity]] under certain conditions and blocks it in other conditions. [^1] + +[^1]: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2023/09/stanford-explainer-semiconductors \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/SoC.md b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/SoC.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..206c6577c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/SoC.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +A *system on a chip*, or *SoC*, is an [[integrated circuit]] that integrates most or all components of a [[computer]] or electronic system. [^1] + +It is like a [[microcontroller]], but with some more advanced components like a [[GPU]], [[Wi-Fi]], and more coprocessors ([[coprocessor]]). + +[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/integrated circuit.md b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/integrated circuit.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f91e00486 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/integrated circuit.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +An *integrated circuit*, or *IC*, is a small electronic device ([[hardware]]) made up of multiple electronic components such as transistors ([[transistor]]), resistors, and capacitors. These components are etched onto [[semiconductor]]. [^1] + +[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/microcontroller.md b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/microcontroller.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c100719f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/microcontroller.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +A *microcontroller* is a small [[computer]] on a single [[integrated circuit]]. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/single-board computer.md b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/single-board computer.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..29d2fb73b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Public/Tech/Hardware/Computer/single-board computer.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +A *single-board computer*, or *SBC*, is a complete [[computer]] built on a single circuit board ([[printed circuit board]]), with a microprocessor ([[processor]]), [[memory]], [[]], and other features of a computer. \ No newline at end of file