silicon chip
nounUK /ˈsɪlɪkən tʃɪp/
US /ˈsɪlɪkən tʃɪp/
A tiny piece of special material that holds the brain of a computer.
The engineer placed a silicon chip inside the phone to make it work.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small wafer of silicon used as the base for building electronic circuits.
The factory produces thousands of silicon chips every day.
3. Informal term for the central processing unit of a device.
This laptop has a faster silicon chip than my old one.
4. A key component in modern digital technology and computing.
Silicon chips are found in everything from cars to washing machines.