Noun: silicon chip
- Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
"The latest smartphone boasted a powerful silicon chip that improved its processing speed";
- chip, microchip, microprocessor chip
Derived forms: silicon chips
Type of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit
Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
Encyclopedia: Silicon chip