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chip-based

British  
/ ˈtʃɪpˌbeɪst /

adjective

  1. (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, Qualcomm could be challenged by the deal as it enters the market for AI-inferencing chip-based cards.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

Dr. Lubotzky added, "What excites us is that this works in a simple, chip-based design and at room temperature. That means it can be integrated into real-world systems much more easily than before."

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

But in the 1990s, engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center developed a chip-based sensor called a microcalorimeter, which can measure the energy—closely related to wavelength—of individual x-ray photons.

From Science Magazine Aug. 15, 2023

While the primary A15 Bionic SoC on the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro is manufactured by TSMC, there are plenty of other chip-based components inside the phone that come from other sources.

From The Verge Oct. 12, 2021

It is completely understandable to think the U.S. transition to more secure chip-based credit cards—years after the rest of the world—is the worst thing to ever happen to our payment system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2016

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