From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmicrochipmi‧cro‧chip1 /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp $ -kroʊ-/ (also chip) noun [countable] TDa very small piece of silicon containing a set of electronic parts, which is used in computers and other machines Japan’s largest producer of microchips the microchip industry
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microchip• This senses the water temperature and sends a signal to the control box where it is processed in a microchip.• It's a microchip which, when inserted into some part of the chair, will act like an electronic identity tag.• The two are linked via a microchip.• A microchip in a couch will sense the presence of a sitter and turn the heat up in the room.• Would a certain microchip company survive for twenty years to meet its semiannual interest payments?• Most of us are conversant with modems, microchips, and software packages.• Neural microchips come in a variety of designs.• This machine used valves rather than transistors or microchips and required input in the form of punched cards.microchipmicrochip2 verb (microchipped, microchipping) [transitive] to put a microchip in an animal, person, or thing to give information about them SYN chipFrom Longman Business Dictionarymicrochipmi‧cro‧chip /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp-kroʊ-/ noun [countable]COMPUTING a very small piece of SILICON containing a set of electronic parts which is used in computers and other machinesSYNCHIP, MICROCHIPThe company plans to introduce a new microchip by the end of the year. 