INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does integrated circuit mean? 

• INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (noun)
  The noun INTEGRATED CIRCUIT has 1 sense:

1. a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component

  Familiarity information: INTEGRATED CIRCUIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

integrated circuit; microcircuit

Hypernyms ("integrated circuit" is a kind of...):

computer circuit (a circuit that is part of a computer)

Holonyms ("integrated circuit" is a part of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)

 Context examples 

A device that uses only integrated circuits.

(Integrated Circuit Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Uses a combination of micromachining and integrated circuit fabrication technology.

(Microfabrication, NCI Thesaurus)

Commonly used in integrated circuit fabrication.

(Microdeposition, NCI Thesaurus)

An integrated circuit containing multiple components.

(Microcircuit Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the sets of conductors (wires, PCB tracks or connections in an integrated circuit) connecting the various functional units in a computer.

(Bus, NCI Thesaurus)

A device that exists separate from other devices; can refer to electronic components that are not part of an integrated circuit.

(Discrete Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)