computer chip

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Definition of computer chip in English English dictionary: an integrated circuit in a personal computer; or chip Integrated circuit or small wafer of semiconductor material embedded with integrated circuitry. Chips comprise the processing and memory units of the modern digital computer (see microprocessor; RAM). Chip making is extremely precise and is usually done in a "clean room," since even microscopic contamination could render the chip defective. As transistor components have shrunk, the number per chip has doubled about every 18 months (a phenomenon known as Moore's law), from a few thousand in 1971 (Intel Corp.'s first chip) to millions by 1989. Nanotechnology is expected to make transistors even smaller and chips correspondingly more powerful in the 21st century; The CPU is contained in a single Integrated Circuit (IC) computer chip The chip is typically ¼ to ¾ of an inch but has to be packaged in a much bigger plastic slab The extra size is necessary for all of the required electical connects; an integrated circuit containing many elements connected on a single unit, or chip; a basic component of many electronic devices; A thin silicon wafer that contains integrated electronic circuits Chips perform many computer functions including serving as the computer memory; Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while programming; a tiny electronic device used in a computer to do many functions; 'Brains' of the computer eg Pentium chip

computer chip

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com·put·er chip

kımpyutır çîp

/kəmˈpyo͞otər ˈʧəp/ /kəmˈpjuːtɜr ˈʧɪp/

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