microchip

noun

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

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In 2023, Sberbank CEO German Gref noted that Russia's lack of access to graphics processing units, the microchips that support AI development, make progress in this realm difficult. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Then the boards and various components, such as microchips and aluminum capacitors, are shuffled onto a large, pink sorting machine. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 There are no indigenous weavers, nor does the exhibition feature any reference to the weaver women who produced Intel microchips on the Navajo reservation, a story that has been recounted in the art world at least since the inclusion of Marilou Schultz at Documenta 14 in 2017. Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024 As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the lawmaker supported the bipartisan legislation that committed billions of dollars to bolster the microchip industry and create jobs by supporting the development, manufacturing and research of semiconductors. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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microchip

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

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