microchip
n.a tiny piece of silicon that contains a computer circuit. It is used to store information or control electronic devices like phones and cars.
n.a small electronic circuit that is manufactured on a thin slice of semiconductor material, typically silicon. It serves as the primary component in modern computing and digital electronics.
“The computer uses a microchip to process data.”
“Modern smartphones contain several microchips that handle everything from the camera to the battery management.”
“The development of the microchip revolutionized the computing industry by allowing complex logic circuits to be miniaturized and integrated into a single, compact package.”
“Although the central microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, the entire system currently occupies a tabletop laboratory setup.”
“She took him to the vets and managed to use his microchip to track his owner in Sunderland and reunite them.”
From micro- + chip.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.