small tech question from BE

[Joseph S. Barrera III]

On 09/23/2013 07:47 AM, Joseph Tracy wrote:
>    Can a  single chip( CDMA), inserted in software, accomplish a major complex function?  Not a geek so keep it simple please.

I'm not sure I completely understand the question (you can't really 
insert a chip into software?) and I'm not that far into BE yet, but yes, 
a single tiny chip can accomplish very complex functions.

You can put a complete cell phone on a single chip 
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1184510

You can put a entire computer on a single chip 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip

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