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Semiconductor vs Microchip - What's the difference?

semiconductor | microchip |

As nouns the difference between semiconductor and microchip

is that semiconductor is a substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator while microchip is integrated circuit; microprocessor.

As a verb microchip is

to fit (an animal) with a microchip.

semiconductor

English

(wikipedia semiconductor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

    • Related terms

    * conductor

    See also

    * germanium * silicium * silicon ----

    microchip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • integrated circuit; microprocessor.

    • Verb

  • To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
  • * 1997 , Paulette Cooper, Paul Noble, Jack Fleming, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know
    • Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.
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