word
Microchip
MY-kroh-chip
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Syllable breakdown
microchip
Dictionary meaning
Integrated circuit containing millions to billions of transistors on a silicon wafer — invented by Jack Kilby (Texas Instruments) and Robert Noyce (Fairchild) in 1958-59; Moore's Law predicted transistor count would double every two years; the foundation of all modern electronics; TSMC, Intel, and Samsung manufacture the world's most advanced chips
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