microprocessor chip
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊˌprɒsɛsər tʃɪp/
- Specialized
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chip de microprocesador
- Complex microprocessor chips consist of four to nine million transistors fabricated on a single die.
- high-performance microprocessor chip
Examples
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In conclusion, it is appropriate to reiterate the most important physical design criteria for the G5/G6 microprocessor chips and emphasize the methodologies and techniques employed to enable successful execution of the design.
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Each site was designed to include all the representative details of an actual microprocessor chip application.
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The higher limit is close to the operating temperature of high-power microprocessor chips.
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Figure 29 shows the macro power densities for the G5 microprocessor chip.
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Continued advances in integrated circuit technology are making it possible to build large microprocessor chips that contain both the CPU and cache circuitry.
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The resulting heat fluxes (heat dissipation rates per unit surface area) are projected to be over 100 W/cm in certain regions of a microprocessor chip.
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The new laptop was praised for its powerful microprocessor chip, which enabled fast processing speeds and improved performance.
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Engineers are working on developing a microprocessor chip that can efficiently manage complex tasks in smartphones.
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Many video game consoles are equipped with advanced microprocessor chips that enhance graphics and gameplay experience.
Synonyms
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A small piece inside electronic devices that makes them work
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The central chip in a computer that runs instructions and handles data
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A very small electronic part inside devices like phones or computers that stores and uses information
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A small chip inside a computer that acts like its brain
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A small, flat piece of material with tiny electronic parts that makes computers and phones work
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an integrated circuit that performs processing functions' is directly derivable from combining 'microprocessor' (central unit that processes instructions) with 'chip' (a small semiconductor wafer). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound describing the physical form and function, a compositional pattern common across languages and therefore accessible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Microprocessor chip comes from the picture of a very small electronic 'brain': microprocessor is the tiny part that does the thinking and chip is the small flat piece of silicon it sits on. So it now means the small circuit inside devices that 'controls' and makes them work.