Ever wonder what the electronic marvels are inside your smartphone? You could take one apart. Come to the Mercer XLab to do so! If you still want to use your phone, we have one taken apart for you….virtually, below!

To get started (click triangles to the left for the guided instructions!):

• Watch the “What’s in a Smartphone?” by Branch Education

• Match the numbers on the BINGO Card with the questions below.

• Answer all questions for each number.

• List of Smartphone Components in Video

BINGO! Now what? Complete all the steps to win!

1. Write all of your answers to the BINGO card above. Try to fill out the ENTIRE Bingo Card.
   • [ ] Save answers to the completely filled out Bingo Card in a word file or pdf.
   • [ ] Write a few questions of your own about the ICs and components in a smartphone!
2. Complete the FuSe Semiconductor Transitions Program Design Challenges in Siliwiz.

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Future Semiconductor (FuSe) Interconnects Transitions Program: SiliWiz and Stick Diagrams

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1. Are you interested in designing your own IC? Would you like to walk through your own design in 3D? Start with TinyTapeOut! Our Mercer XLab, FuSe Semiconductor Transitions Program Tutorial is linked below.

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Future Semiconductors (FuSe) Transitions Program - TinyTapeOut: GitHub walkthrough tutorial

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1. Email Prof. Shayla Sawyer, [email protected] , Director of the Mercer XLab with the subject link “Complete FuSe Transitions TinyTapeOut Design Challenge” and attached all word files and documents above.
2. Let’s meet. Prof. Sawyer will send a personal invite to discuss your work.

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1. To earn the “IC Designer” badge, fill out out this form and show your work!

   Level 1 - Learned the Skill (blue and white): https://forms.office.com/r/3i8aBNJePN

   Level 2 - Applied Project (silver and black): https://forms.office.com/r/cugJNPBmzw

   Level 3 - Taught someone else (gold and black): https://forms.office.com/r/NCLWBD83pT

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