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| The Pentium microprocessor (shown at 2.5X magnification) is manufactured by the Intel Corporation. It contains more than three million transistors. The most common semiconductor materials used in making computer chips are the elements silicon and germanium, although nearly all computer chips are made from silicon. | ||||||
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| California; Chemistry, Inorganic; Science; Silicon; Central Processing Unit; Microprocessor; Chip; Intel Corporation; United States (Geography) | ||||||
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