(silicon) chip
11silicon chip — noun A wafer of silicon on which an integrated circuit has been built; a microchip …
12ˌsilicon ˈchip — noun [C] a small piece of silicon with a set of complicated electronic connections on it, used especially in computers …
13silicon chip — noun (C) a chip 1 (4) (=in a computer) …
14silicon chip — Not cone …
15silicon chip — noun a microchip …
16chip — [tʆɪp] noun 1. also silicon chip [countable] COMPUTING a small electronic device, used in a computer to store information, organize the computer s operating system, run programs etc; = MICROCHIP: • …
17silicon — nonmetallic element, 1817, coined by British chemist Thomas Thomson from SILICA (Cf. silica) (silicon dioxide), from which it was isolated. The name is patterned on carbon, etc. Silicon chip first attested 1965; Silicon Valley for the Santa Clara …
18Silicon Valley — Silicon Val|ley a part of California in the area between San Francisco and San José, which is a centre of the computer industry. Many important inventions were made in this area, and many large and small companies producing computer ↑software and …
19Chip carrier — A standard sized 8 pin dual in line package (DIP) containing a 555 timer IC. A chip carrier, also known as a chip container or chip package, is a container for a transistor or an integrated circuit. The carrier usually provides metal leads, or… …
20chip graffiti — n. Artwork, initials, or some other non functional design etched into the upper metallic layers of a silicon chip. Example Citation: Moose Boy turned up on a Motorola RF integrated circuit designed for the Nokia 5190 handset. For years, chip… …
