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Where chips are used
15 places you use chips every day. Tap any one to see what chips are inside and which jobs are linked to it.
Each use, explained
Mobile phones
- What it does
- Calls, camera, apps and UPI all run on chips.
- Chips inside
- A processor (the brain), memory to store photos and apps, a modem for calls and internet, camera sensors, and power chips for the battery.
- India link
- India is one of the world's biggest makers of mobile phones, and many phones sold abroad are now assembled here.
- Jobs linked
- SoC design, verification, embedded software, RF engineering · See jobs →
Computers and laptops
- What it does
- The processor and memory inside are chips.
- Chips inside
- A CPU, sometimes a graphics chip (GPU), RAM and SSD memory, and chips for Wi-Fi, USB and power.
- India link
- The government is pushing companies to make more laptops and servers in India.
- Jobs linked
- CPU and GPU design, verification, physical design · See jobs →
Cars and electric vehicles
- What it does
- Chips control the engine, battery, brakes and airbags.
- Chips inside
- Microcontrollers for each system, power chips for the battery and motor, sensors for cameras and radar, and chips for the dashboard screen.
- India link
- India is a huge car and two-wheeler market, and electric vehicles need even more chips than petrol ones.
- Jobs linked
- Embedded, automotive software, power electronics, functional safety · See jobs →
Hospitals and medical devices
- What it does
- ECG machines, scanners and pulse meters use chips.
- Chips inside
- Sensor chips that read the body's signals, converters that turn them into numbers, and processors that show the results.
- India link
- Indian startups are building low-cost medical devices that need these chips.
- Jobs linked
- Analog design, embedded systems, signal processing · See jobs →
Solar power
- What it does
- Solar panels and inverters are built on semiconductors.
- Chips inside
- A solar cell is itself a semiconductor that turns light into electricity. Inverters use power chips to send it to your home.
- India link
- India is adding a lot of solar power and making more solar panels at home.
- Jobs linked
- Power electronics, process engineering, testing · See jobs →
LED lights
- What it does
- An LED is a small semiconductor that gives light.
- Chips inside
- The LED chip glows when current passes, and a small driver chip controls the current.
- India link
- Government programmes have put LED bulbs into crores of Indian homes to save power.
- Jobs linked
- Device engineering, power and driver design · See jobs →
TV and home appliances
- What it does
- Washing machines, ACs and fridges have chips inside.
- Chips inside
- Microcontrollers run the buttons and timers, motor-control chips save power, and Wi-Fi chips make them smart.
- India link
- Many TVs, ACs and washing machines sold in India are made here.
- Jobs linked
- Embedded C, motor control, IoT · See jobs →
Internet and 5G
- What it does
- Towers and routers use chips to send data.
- Chips inside
- Radio-frequency (RF) chips send and receive signals, and network processors move the data fast.
- India link
- India rolled out 5G across the country, which needs huge numbers of these chips in towers and phones.
- Jobs linked
- RF design, communication systems, DSP · See jobs →
AI and data centres
- What it does
- Powerful chips train and run AI.
- Chips inside
- GPUs and special AI accelerator chips do the maths, with very fast memory beside them.
- India link
- India is building more data centres and AI computing power for its own AI models.
- Jobs linked
- Accelerator design, verification, high-speed interfaces · See jobs →
Satellites and space
- What it does
- Chips control satellites and rockets.
- Chips inside
- Space chips must survive radiation and extreme heat and cold, so they are specially designed and tested.
- India link
- ISRO's satellites and rockets need these tough chips, and India's space startups are growing.
- Jobs linked
- Rad-hard design, testing, embedded systems · See jobs →
Defence
- What it does
- Radar, communication and navigation need chips.
- Chips inside
- High-power RF chips for radar, secure processors for communication, and chips for missiles and drones.
- India link
- India wants defence electronics to be made at home for safety reasons.
- Jobs linked
- RF, FPGA design, embedded, security · See jobs →
Trains and railways
- What it does
- Signals and train control use chips.
- Chips inside
- Electronic signalling, train-protection systems, and motor drives in electric trains all use chips.
- India link
- Indian Railways is adding automatic train-protection and electric trains, which need electronics.
- Jobs linked
- Embedded, safety systems, power electronics · See jobs →
Banking and payments
- What it does
- ATMs, card machines and debit cards have chips.
- Chips inside
- Your debit card has a small secure chip. Card machines and ATMs have processors and security chips.
- India link
- UPI and card payments in India run on phones and machines full of chips.
- Jobs linked
- Secure chip design, embedded, verification · See jobs →
Farming
- What it does
- Soil sensors and smart pumps use chips.
- Chips inside
- Sensor chips measure soil moisture and weather, and small controllers switch pumps on and off.
- India link
- Farm drones and smart irrigation are growing in India to save water and labour.
- Jobs linked
- IoT, embedded systems, sensor design · See jobs →
Smart watches and earbuds
- What it does
- Tiny chips track health and play music.
- Chips inside
- A low-power processor, Bluetooth chip, heart-rate and motion sensors, and a battery-management chip.
- India link
- India is one of the biggest markets for smart watches and earbuds.
- Jobs linked
- Low-power design, Bluetooth, embedded · See jobs →