Insimbi ye-silicon, eyaziwa ngokuba yintsimbi yombane, luhlobo olukhethekileyo lwentsimbi eyenzelwe ukubonisa iimpawu ezithile zamagnetic. Isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwimveliso yeenguqu, iinjini zombane, kunye nezinye izixhobo zombane.
Ukongezwa kwe-silicon kwintsimbi kunceda ukuphucula iimpawu zayo zombane kunye nemagnethi, okwenza kube yinto efanelekileyo kwizicelo apho ilahleko ephantsi ephantsi kunye nokugqithiswa kwamagnetic kuyadingeka. Intsimbi yeSilicon iqhele ukwenziwa ngohlobo lwamaphepha acekethekileyo, elaminethiweyo okanye iikhoyili zokunciphisa ilahleko yangoku ye-eddy kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle kwezixhobo zombane.
Ezi khoyili zinokungena kwiinkqubo ezithile zokufunxa kunye nonyango lomphezulu wokuphucula ngakumbi iimpawu zazo zemagneti kunye nokusebenza kombane. Ukuqulunqwa okuchanekileyo kunye nokucutshungulwa kweekhoyili zensimbi ze-silicon zingahluka ngokusekelwe kwisicelo esicetywayo kunye neemfuno zokusebenza.
Iikhoyili zentsimbi ye-silicon zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni ngokufanelekileyo nangokuthembekileyo kwezixhobo ezahlukeneyo zombane kwaye ziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo ekuveliseni, ekuhanjisweni nasekusetyenzisweni kwamandla ombane.