2 ms·"a wedge of silicon" - does the author not know that the green boards are fiberglass or whatever?by joshu 16y ago"a wedge of silicon" - does the author not know that the green boards are fiberglass or whatever?moconnor 16y agoWhy would the author know that?fliph 16y agoIt's not unusual for "silicon" to be used as an all-encompassing term for computers and computer hardware.