When Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit,even he could never have imagined how it would transform the livesof everyone on the planet. Before the Integrated Circuit wasinvented, cell phones, PC’s, space travel, and satellites didn’texist. The integrated circuit, better known as the semiconductorchip, has unleashed change comparable to the Industrial Revolutionby making the computer revolution and the digital age possible.Today there are far more chips on earth than people. All around us,millions of them are tirelessly at work - in computers, phones,television sets, printers, copiers, CD players, PlayStations, cars,trains, airplanes, in almost all electronics. Without them, therewould be no iPod, no Blackberry. There would be no laptop computeror International Space Station or the Hubble Space Telescope. Therewould be no Apple, Intel, Samsung, Nokia, Microsoft or Google; noSilicon Valley; no multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry.There would be no Internet.

Question: In what ways has the invention of the silicon chipchanged society?

Your job is:

• Research electronic and print media about the invention andhistory of microchips
• How microchips are manufactured? What are different types ofmicrochips?
• Explain the uses of microchips
• What chemical element/compound is used in making of microchips?Identify the physical and chemical properties of the chemicalcompound.
• Discuss potential health risks associated withchemicals used in microchips
• Conduct an inquiry and gather evidence on how microchips canhave adverse effect on environment.
• Assess the impact of the invention of silicon chips onsociety(e.g. change in lifestyle, growth in entertainmentsophistication, medical technology etc)
• Predict future uses of microchips.

The final product will be an encyclopedia –type article. It mustbe well organized and easy to read, with no spelling or grammarerrors. The information must be factual and unbiased, propercitations must be used, and complete list of references must beprovided in APA format. The article must be two pages longexcluding the title page and references.