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Definition of Microchip
1. Noun. Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit.
Specialized synonyms: Biochip, Dna Chip, Gene Chip, Memory Chip, Microprocessor
Group relationships: Computer, Computing Device, Computing Machine, Data Processor, Electronic Computer, Information Processing System
Terms within: Integrated Circuit, Microcircuit
Generic synonyms: Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Unit
Definition of Microchip
1. Noun. integrated circuit; microprocessor. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To fit (an animal) with a microchip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microchip
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microchip
Literary usage of Microchip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"[80] SC Jacobson, CT Culbertson, JE Daler, and JM Ramsey, "microchip structures
... [83] AW Moore Jr., SC Jacobson, and JM Ramsey, "microchip separations of ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Individual colony members engaged in drinking are identified by a Biomedical
Systems microchip detector situated at the drinking station. ..."
3. Review of International Technologies for Destruction of Recovered Chemical by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"microchip enzymatic assay of organophosphate nerve agents. ... microchip capillary
electrophoresis with electrochemical detection of ..."
4. Forensic Sciences: Review of Status and Needs edited by Richard Rau, Kathleen Higgins (2000)
"Access to microchip technology to enhance and advance DNA testing methods.
Preliminary results of research on microchip array techniques suggest that these ..."
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