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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by lazide on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:30PM (#34264241)
Voltage regulators and ICs are often chips.
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by Maursault on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:46PM (#34264508)
So are potato chips, that doesn't make them CPUs. This is called a category error.
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by lazide on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:20PM (#34265050)
No, potato chips are not ‘chips’ in this context.

CPUs are a type of IC, commonly known as a ‘chip’ in this context. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit]

That’s called ‘not knowing what the definition of something is’.

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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by Maursault on Thursday January 05, 2023 @04:25PM (#34266847)
ICs aren't necessarily CPUs.
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Re:Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more tha... by lazide on Thursday January 05, 2023 @05:25PM (#34267750)
But all CPUs are ICs - and hence chips.

Also, there are many voltage regulator ICs (and hence chips), and a great many other ICs (and hence chips) used in pretty much every piece of electronic equipment now a days.

Motor controllers, microprocessors, etc.

Literally even children’s stuffed toys have them.

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