| 释义 |
microchip|ˈmaɪkrəʊtʃɪp|
[f. micro- + chip n.1]
1. A very small chip of metal produced in machining. rare.
1974Jrnl. Engin. Materials & Technol. July 163/2 A microchip, which forms at the tool clearance face, is the counterpart of the built-up edge which can form at the tool rake face.
2. [chip n.1 2 f.] A chip or integrated circuit, esp. one in which large-scale integration is employed.
1975Proc. 8th Connector Symp. 228/1 A simplified interconnection scheme provides sufficient space for attaching microchip components on the track side of an epoxy printed wiring board. 1979Economist 13 Oct. 52/3 The high-growth industries of telecommunications, computers, microchips and databanks. 1979London Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 14/2 (Advt.), The global dissemination of culture and knowledge is inconceivable without the technologies of printing, cinema, television and microchip telecommunication. 1982Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts Nov. 781/1 The microchip has revolutionary implications for our industry, for our economy and for our society. 1984J. Hilton Choosing & using your Home Computer 36/1 The third generation [of computers] used integrated circuits... These integrated circuits were the earliest form of the microchip. |