Microchips
| Type | Crafted material |
| State | Unit |
| Transported by | Flat Conveyor [II•III] Pickup•Truck |
| Stored in | Unit Storage [II•III•IV] Shipyard |
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Microchips are a complex, late game item made in the Microchip Machine or its upgrade. While not being used for any buildings in themselves, they are an ingredient in making [[Electronics III], which in turn are used for many important late-game items such as Lab Equipment IV and Maintenance III
Microchips are notable for having a lengthy production chain of 12 intermediate products, beginning with Silicon Wafers and ending with Microchips Stage 4 B, which are used to craft microchips themselves. Each stage is built in the microchip machine using the preceding stage and a small amount of Water and Acid, Copper and Plastic, or Gold, in that order, and repeating for four full rotations, for a total of 12 stages.
Each stage operates at the same rate, consuming and producing 6 (or 18 for the Microchip Machine II) of each microchip stage, while consuming 2 (or 6) of the intermediate product(s) added. The final stage is especially efficient, producing 12 (or 36) microchips.
The twelve stages, along with the items needed to craft them, are:
| Stage | Item to Craft |
|---|---|
| Silicon Wafer | Water + Silicon |
| 1A | Water + Acid |
| 1B | Copper + Plastic |
| 1C | Gold |
| 2A | Water + Acid |
| 2B | Copper + Plastic |
| 2C | Gold |
| 3A | Water + Acid |
| 3B | Copper + Plastic |
| 3C | Gold |
| 4A | Water + Acid |
| 4B | Copper + Plastic |
| Microchip | Gold |
Recipes
Below are all the recipes which contain this item. Note that some of them may be locked behind Research and not immediately available in your game.
Production
Tier I
Tier II
Consumption
