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microchip

[mahy-kroh-chip]

noun

Electronics.
  1. chip.



microchip

/ ˈɪəʊˌʃɪ /

noun

  1. a small piece of semiconductor material carrying many integrated circuits

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to implant (an animal) with a microchip tag linked to a national computer network for purposes of identification

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

microchip

microchip

  1. The basic component of modern miniaturized electronics. The “chip” is a series of electrical circuits built into a tiny wafer of silicon or another semiconductor.

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These circuits may be made by exposing the chip to a high-temperature vapor of controlled composition. The vapor deposits a thin layer (sometimes only a few atoms thick) on the silicon. In this way complex layers of materials, such as those found in transistors can be built up in a very small area.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of microchip1

First recorded in 1965–70; micro- + chip 1
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Northern Ireland will receive money to develop defence equipment, while south Wales will use the money to design microchips used to power mobile phones and electric cars.

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Oftentimes at the ends of these processes, Bischoff’s workers will find inorganic remnants from the pets, such as microchips, metal plates or orthopedic screws.

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Meanwhile, the UAE inked an agreement to construct the world's largest AI campus outside the US, reportedly granting it access to 500,000 cutting edge microchips from US giant Nvidia, starting next year.

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The model was to become a dedicated foundry for microchips - manufacturing other companies' designs.

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The US will have to decide how much it can contain China's rise in advanced technology, from microchips to electric vehicles to artificial intelligence.

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