How Do Microchips Keep Getting Smaller?

Imagine you have a tiny box full of little workers. Each worker does one job, like adding numbers or sending messages. When the box is small, it's easy for everyone to work together, but as more workers are added, things get crowded. To make space, we shrink each worker so that there’s still room for them all.

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  1. A microchip is like a city, as more buildings are added, the city must get smaller so everyone has space.
  2. Shrinking transistors are like making the workers in a factory smaller so more can fit in the same room.
  3. Microchips power your phone, and shrinking them means you don’t have to carry a bigger phone.

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