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chiplet

chiplet

8.2
A small computer part that joins with others to make a larger chip
  • noun
  • /ˈʧɪplɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : chiplet
  • AMD was the first to bring chiplet CPUs to the world.

AMD was the first to bring chiplet CPUs to the world.

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Examples

  • With the latest technology, each chiplet can be optimized for specific tasks within the larger computer architecture.

  • This one still isn't technically symmetrical, but it's not missing a dial or a chiplet like the lower end CPUs are.

  • If he could take one of them apart to get its chiplet out, that would remove all doubt.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • That had to be where the missing chiplets had gone.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • On Earth, there were plenty of experts who would be able to read the programming on the chiplet, and that would show just what the thing had been built to do.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • But what was Hagbarth going to do with a couple thousand stolen chiplets?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The truth is that your Ryzen desktop chip is made of the same chiplets as an Epic.

  • When all the numbers had been crunched, it turned out that the number of COPTs was precisely the difference between the number of chiplets reported on hand at the beginning of the month and the number reported as used in the manufacture of all the items the factory produced that month.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Far more chiplets were being imported than ever went back into the dolls and gadgets the Earth human polar factory ever shipped out, and the numbers were not small.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The new processor uses advanced chiplets to improve performance and efficiency.

Synonyms

chip
vschiplet
  • Specialized
249 4.1

A small piece inside electronic devices that makes them work

is created to serve as a component inside a bigger circuit assembly
microchip
vschiplet
  • Specialized
45 3.7

A very small electronic part inside devices like phones or computers that stores and uses information

is meant to operate as a module inside a larger computer chip
integrated circuit
vschiplet
  • Specialized
5 4.2

A small electronic chip with many connected parts that works like a complete electronic system

is designed to work as a module inside a larger computer chip

How Specialized

DSP
  • Specialized
1 6.6
microcontroller
  • Specialized
3 5.5
chiplet
  • Specialized
8.2
CPU
  • Specialized
30 3.7

Surface Forms

chiplet singular
chiplets plural

Morphology

chiplet = chip (transparent) = chip + let

The meaning 'small chip' follows the common diminutive pattern with '-let' (e.g., booklet, piglet) and matches the technical sense.

Etymology

Chiplet combines chip and the small suffix -let, where -let means 'little', as in booklet. Think of a 'little chip' that can be joined with others to make a bigger processor. So, a chiplet is a small integrated circuit that works as part of a larger chip.