integrated circuit

in·te·grat·ed circuit (nt-grtd)

n.

A complex set of electronic components and their interconnections that are etched or imprinted onto a tiny slice of semiconducting material.

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integrated circuitry n.

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integrated circuit

n

(Electronics) a very small electronic circuit consisting of an assembly of elements made from a chip of semiconducting material, such as crystalline silicon Abbreviation IC

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integrated circuit  (nt-grtd)

A device made of interconnected electronic components, such as transistors and resistors, that are etched or imprinted onto a tiny slice of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium. An integrated circuit smaller than a fingernail can hold millions of circuits. Also called chip, microchip.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

integrated circuit - a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component microcircuit micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip, chip - electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit computer circuit - a circuit that is part of a computer

Translations

integrated circuit

n → integrierter Schaltkreis

integrated circuit n (Comput) → circuito integrato