# SemiVerse: Chips Illustrated — 24 Lessons & Interactive Map

> 24 Lessons & Interactive Map (iPhone/iPad app by Yung Wen Cheng.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/semiverse-chips-illustrated/id6822188590 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yung Wen Cheng](https://appshunter.io/developer/1851202446)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi and 10 more
- Released: 2026-10-18
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is SemiVerse?

For anyone new to semiconductors. Spend five minutes a day on a short illustrated section, and chips and the industry will gradually make sense.

Students, career changers, and newcomers in non-engineering roles at chip companies — no background needed. Pick a topic, read the illustrations and short notes, then check yourself with mini experiments, quizzes, and term cards.

Lessons
• 24 intro lessons: semiconductor basics, chip types, IC design, and wafer fabrication.
• Each has an explanation, analogy, real examples, and key terms, plus a 3-question quiz (72 in all).
• Follow the IC design flow: spec, design, verification, physical implementation.

Interactive Experiments
• Drag the gate voltage to open a transistor's channel, or toggle it on/off.
• Compare 7 chip types: CPU, GPU, NPU, DRAM, NAND, MCU, SoC.
• Planar vs. FinFET vs. GAA transistors; wire-bond vs. flip-chip copper pillar packaging.
• Wafer fabrication in 6 stages, with before/after views of each step.
• Photoresist, exposure, develop, etch, and strip in cross-section.
• Adjust die area and defect density in a simplified yield model.
• Tap industry players to see how design, manufacturing, equipment, materials, and packaging & test divide the work.

Terms
• 153 searchable terms by category, with bookmarks and the original English.
• Flashcards by category, up to 10 per round: think, flip, mark "Got it" or "Review again," then practice the misses. Self-ratings don't affect quiz scores.

Companies & Learning Map
• 21 company profiles: products, technologies, business models, and what to watch.
• Semiconductor Learning Map (Traditional Chinese only): intro videos, reading lists, 76 company briefs, skills by role, the global landscape, and study paths for non-majors.
• Progress, notes, and quiz history stay on this device; redo missed questions anytime.
• Sources and fact-check dates are listed.

Free and Pro
Current intro lessons, basic illustrations, company profiles, glossary, quizzes, and learning history are free. Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription adding two tools: side-by-side business model comparison of two companies, and a comparison of two yield and cost scenarios. Monthly and yearly plans include the same features.

Price and period are shown before purchase and charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; cancel in Apple's subscription settings. No free trial currently.

20 Languages
Choose in Me > App Language, or follow the system. Interface, lessons, quizzes, company profiles, and glossary in Traditional & Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi. The Learning Map is Traditional Chinese only for now.

All content is built in and works offline, with no live translation. Switching languages keeps your progress, bookmarks, quiz history, and notes; your notes are never translated. English titles and terms are shown for reference; external sources stay in the original language. Translations are machine-translated from Traditional Chinese, then reviewed for technical terms.

Other
Opening external sources, loading plans, and purchasing or restoring need a connection. No sign-up, no ads, no cross-device sync.

Illustrations and yield figures are teaching models with stated assumptions, not any company's real processes, yields, or prices. Stock prices and market caps are for context, not investment advice.

Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy Policy:
https://firesparkle.com/app/semiconductors-illustrated/privacy/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 圖解半導體 Pro 月訂閱 | $3.99 | per month |
| 圖解半導體 Pro 年訂閱 | $24.99 | per year |


## Is SemiVerse safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess SemiVerse.

## Is SemiVerse legit?

SemiVerse: Chips Illustrated appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SemiVerse is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-11-12

• New first-launch tutorial — revisit it anytime from Me
• Layouts optimized for the iPhone Duo foldable display and rotation
• About now includes contact info for 花火工作室 FireSparkle.Studio and a Privacy Policy link
• Interface in 20 languages, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Urdu
• Minor fixes and performance improvements

### 1.2 — 2026-10-24

這版新增「半導體學習地圖」（目前只有繁體中文），放在探索頁最下面。裡面有入門和進階的影片、書單、76家公司簡介、各職位要學什麼、全球產業佈局，還有非本科轉進半導體業的進修管道。

其他更新：
• 探索多了兩個對照：平面／FinFET／GAA電晶體結構，以及打線／倒裝銅柱封裝。
• 課程圖解前面加上英文原名，Wafer、Die、Chip、Package的差別也講清楚了。
• 製程節點那堂課，把台積電N3、N2和三星3nm分開講。
• 八堂課和24題測驗補上實際工程的例子。
• 公司從15家增加到21家，新增聯發科、TI、Infineon、Synopsys、信越化學、Tokyo Electron；術語增加到153個。

### 1.1 — 2026-10-21

這次更新，讓晶片看得更清楚，也更容易動手理解。

• 全面更新電晶體、晶片架構、IC設計與製程圖解，補強材料層次、金屬互連及封裝細節。
• 電晶體實驗室新增閘極電壓滑桿，可觀察導電通道隨相對臨界值改變。
• 晶圓製程新增前後步驟比較，逐步查看材料、元件與連線的變化。
• 互動探索集中呈現7種晶片，切換查看各自的結構與專長。
• 新增術語翻卡：依分類抽取每輪最多10張卡，揭示解釋、自評理解程度，再複習待加強的詞彙。

### 1.0 — 2026-10-18

No release notes.

## Apps similar to SemiVerse

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Japanese Words & Vocabulary](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/japanese-words-and-vocabulary/id6784779535) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Education |
| [好好聽FM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fm/id1514803933) | 5.0 (4) | Free | Education |
| [StayJP: Learn Japanese & JLPT](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stayjp-learn-japanese-and-jlpt/id6778227353) | — | Free | Education |
| [Handy 990](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handy-990/id6776127243) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Education |
| [EngDaily](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/engdaily/id6759993647) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Education |
| [GEO - 長頸鹿美語](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo/id1490558180) | — | Free | Education |

## More apps by Yung Wen Cheng

- [AI Time Management](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-time-management/id6754973616)
- [輕鬆抽獎](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6755403297)
- [Investment Growth](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/investment-growth/id6756014104)
- [賴瑞的調酒研究室](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6761377948)
- [Crypto Guide: Bitcoin & Web3](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crypto-guide-bitcoin-and-web3/id6761411130)
- [Vitamin Today](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vitamin-today/id6761441866)

All apps by Yung Wen Cheng: https://appshunter.io/developer/1851202446

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-13.*