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Case Study – Chips
Part1: Video
Vocabulary:
chip: (n.) a tiny piece of silicon that lets a device process and store information
The Chips Act: (n.) a government act granting massive funding to boost research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the US TSMC: (n.) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
fabrication: (n.) manufacturing
household name: (n.) a person or thing well-known by the public
leading-edge: (adj.) at the front of technological development
Part2: Article
Vocabulary:
high-stakes: (adj.) involving a situation with significant risks and potential rewards
powerhouse: (n.) a person or organization with a lot of strength or power
semiconductor: (n.) a special kind of material used to make computer chips
chip foundry: (n.) a factory that produces semiconductor chips / extreme ultraviolet lithography: (n.) a process using light to produce the world’s most advanced microchips
nanometre: (n.) a measurement one billionth of a metre
transistor: (n.) a tiny semiconductor device (essentially microscopic electronic switches or amplifiers).
