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microchip

noun

mi·​cro·​chip ˈmī-krō-ˌchip How to pronounce microchip (audio)

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Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new desktop-sized extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) light source for producing 14-nanometre microchips. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2025 If the feline is friendly, place them in a carrier and take them to a veterinarian to check for a microchip. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 While Tesla doesn't yet manufacture its own microchips, the company has been designing custom chips for autonomous driving for several years. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025 Karim Arabi, 59, was found guilty of hiding his role in the invention of a new microchip technology, as well as his part in a start-up company that sold the technology to Qualcomm. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microchip

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microchip was in 1969

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“Microchip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microchip. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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microchip

noun
mi·​cro·​chip ˈmī-krō-ˌchip How to pronounce microchip (audio)

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