There is a fascinating story behind anything that's manufactured. Chris Miller writes in his book, Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology:
Like (Jack) Kilby, (Robert) Noyce had produced an integrated circuit: multiple electric components on a single piece of semiconductor material. . . . Soon, the "integrated circuits" that Kilby and Noyce had developed would become known as "semiconductors" or, more simply "chips."
This was back in 1958. Today, chips are the DNA of virtually all electronic devices. These little guys are a BIG deal. While they may only measure a few nanometers, their design and production spans the world. And they're in the news a lot lately. In fact, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) - the largest chip maker - just announced plans to invest $100 billion in several chip manufacturing plants in Arizona. Read Chip War and be fascinated.