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microchip
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mi·cro·chip  (mkr-chp)
n.
See chip1.

microchip
Noun
a tiny wafer of semiconductor material, such as silicon, containing an integrated circuit Often shortened to: (chip)

microchip  (mkr-chp)
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Noun1.microchipmicrochip - electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
biochip - a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
DNA chip, gene chip - a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
integrated circuit, microcircuit - a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
memory chip - a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory
microprocessor - integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"
semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material
Translations
Spanish microchip [ˈmaɪkrəutʃɪp] nmicrochip m; microplaqueta
French microchip [ˈmaɪkrəutʃɪp] micro... n (Elec) → puce f
German microchip [ˈmaɪkrəutʃɪp] micro nMikrochip m
Italian microchip [ˈmaɪkrəutʃɪp] nmicrocircuito integrato, chip m inv

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