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nounelectronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
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Definition that contains microchip
- biochip a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
- dna chip a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
- gene chip a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
- memory chip a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory