microchip n : electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: chip, micro chip, silicon chip]

English

Etymology

From micro- + chip

Noun

1. integrated circuit; microprocessor

Translations

• Finnish: mikrosiru

Microchip can also refer to:

• Integrated circuit, a set of electronic components on a single unit.
• Microchip Technology, a company that makes popular 8, 16 and 32-bit microcontroller lines.
• Microchip implant (animal), a microchip implanted into animals.
• Microchip implant (human), a microchip implanted into a human being.
• Microchip (comics), a supporting character in The Punisher comics