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integrated circuitMiniaturized electronic circuit produced on a single crystal, or chip, of a semiconducting material - usually silicon. It may contain many millions of components and yet measure only 5 mm/0.2 in square and 1 mm/0.04 in thick. The IC is encapsulated within a plastic or ceramic case, and linked via gold wires to metal pins with which it is connected to a printed circuit board and the other components that make up such electronic devices as computers and calculators. |
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Tomaszewski says that plastic RFID ear tags cost up to $3 each, have no battery and deliver power by induced voltage, while an embedded coil of copper wire connects to an electronic chip containing the unique electronic number. These tags--an electronic chip contains a unique animal ID number that can be accessed with an electronic reader--are what the cattle industry is lobbying USDA for in the NAIS program. sued a Northern California DVD electronic chip manufacturer for breach of contract Monday, claiming it sold descrambler chips to at least one company that was unlicensed to receive them. |
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