microchip

noun Electronics.

1. chip1(def 5).

noun

1. a small piece of semiconductor material carrying many integrated circuits

verb -chips, -chipping or -chipped

2. (tr) to implant (an animal) with a microchip tag linked to a national computer network for purposes of identification

n.“integrated circuit,” 1975, from micro- + chip (n.1).

1. See integrated circuit.

The basic component of modern miniaturized electronics. The “chip” is a series of electrical circuits built into a tiny wafer of silicon or another semiconductor.