silicon chip

British  

noun

1. another term for chip

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silicon chip Cultural  

1. A microchip.

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Example Sentences

Measuring 2x4, the brick itself contains sensors, lights, a small sound synthesiser, an accelerator and a custom-made silicon chip enabling it to detect movement and react to it.

From BBC

The team is already working to integrate these molecular systems onto silicon chips, with the goal of creating future AI hardware that is both energy efficient and inherently intelligent.

From Science Daily

Tesla is also set to begin making two products that could define its future: a line of humanoid robots and a tiny silicon chip.

From MarketWatch

The company is still working on liquid-based cooling ideas, including microfluidics, where tiny channels of liquid flow through the many layers of a silicon chip.

From BBC

All of Tesla Inc. depends on making a tiny silicon chip that will power everything from driverless technology to robots, Chief Executive Elon Musk said last week.

From MarketWatch

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