A computer chip is a tiny piece of electronics that functions like the “brain” of a computer or other device. It consists of a very thin silicon wafer on which tiny circuits made of electrical wires are built. These circuits can process, store, and transmit information.
Computer chips are found almost everywhere today – in cell phones, cars, washing machines, and, of course, computers. They enable devices to calculate data, make decisions, and perform tasks. Although a chip is often only a few millimeters in size, it can contain billions of switching elements.
In quantum physics, a new type of computer chip is now being developed – the quantum chip. Unlike normal chips, quantum chips work with the strange laws of the quantum world. For example, they can use quantum objects in several states at the same time, which theoretically enables much greater computing power.