Made Of

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Made from

Augoldsolderdiepackage substrate

Made with

packaging plant

4steps from the big bang

191things can go into it

microchip

ComponentPart

A modern chip holds billions of transistors, each smaller than a virus. Making one takes over 1,000 steps and several months, in factories spread across several continents.

First appeared1958 (68 yrs ago)

Goes into

electric carlaptoplight bulbsmartphone

A modern chip holds billions of transistors, each smaller than a virus. Making one takes over 1,000 steps and several months, in factories spread across several continents.

From the big bang to microchip

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Lilithium13.8 bn yrs ago

concretec. 300 BCE

packaging plantdate unknown

microchip1958