Silicon chip and Semiconductor

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.

Semiconductor and silicon chip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Semiconductor" instead a noun phrase "Silicon chip".

Semiconductor noun - A substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities.

Silicon chip and semiconductor are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Silicon chip" with "Semiconductor", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: semiconducting