Chips and Silicon chip

Chips noun - Strips of potato fried in deep fat.

Silicon chip is a synonym for chips. In some cases you can use "Silicon chip" instead a noun "Chips".

Silicon chip noun - Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit.

Chips is a synonym for silicon chip. Sometimes you can replace term "Chips" with "Silicon chip", this terms are similar.