An intergrated circuit comprising of a EEprom, a Processor and Flash Memory. It is programmed by codeing in Assembily, C or even Basic, which is compiled into Hex and "Burnt" onto the chip. Often caled a PIC (Programmable Intergrated Circuit) Available in a 12, 4,16 and 18 series. Very common example is the 16F84 (which is now obsalite) Competitors to ATMEL. A IC is not a Microchip. Similar to a Dyson is not a hoover.
1.Electronics A minute slice of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium, doped and otherwise processed to have specified electrical characteristics, especially before it is developed into an electronic component or integrated circuit.
2. Series of wires integrated into some form of technological device.
3. Also can be considered as Porn for nerds.
Nerd 1: "OMG I took apart my laptopjust to see the microchip."
Nerd 2: "0 g05h 7h47 15 50 n4ugh7y y0u p3rv3."
Yo! My man tore it up on the microphice last night.
Dexter: I was on my computer last night and Monique invited me to chat, but I couldn't hear anything.
Marco: She's so stupid.
Dexter: I know. How's she gonna try to voice chat without plugging in her microphice?