mi‧cro‧chip /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp $ -kroʊ-/ (
also chip)
noun [countable] a very small piece of
silicon containing a set of electronic parts, which is used in computers and other machines:
Japan’s largest producer of microchips the microchip industry [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲