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A silicon chip is an integrated circuit with
microscopically small electrical components
on a piece of silicon crystal only a few
millimetres square. One may contain more than
a million components. A chip is mounted in a
rectangular plastic package and linked via
gold wires to metal pins, so that it can be
connected to a printed circuit board for use
in electronic devices, such as computers,
calculators, television sets, car dashboards,
and domestic appliances.
Subject by: Simon Wiseman