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Want to understand chips a little better? How the machines work, how chips are made, what the news is talking about.

Machines, taken apart

Plasma etch chamber Tap to open it, turn it around and look at every part. All 31 machines come apart.

All 31 machines ›

A generic illustration made with AI help from public sources. It may contain mistakes, and it does not depict any company’s machine.

Articles

Teaching resources

Ready for one class period: nothing to install, no student logins, and it runs on phones, tablets and computers.

The code behind this game is public and free for anyone to use. Want to make a “24 hours” for your own line of work? Take it and change it:

  • A 3D workplace: people walk and find their own way, and the camera follows
  • Dialogue, phone calls, next-step hints, mini-games
  • A tool that translates into several languages at once
See the code, download it free →

A day as an engineer in a chip factory

Your name

The game tells you the next step. Head for the person or tool with a "!" over it, or press the red button at the bottom of the screen.Walk: arrow keys, WASD or click the floor. Talk: walk close and press E.

The tools, lot numbers, figures, procedures and people are fictional and made up for the game. They do not represent any company's actual rules.